Blue for You

For the Wet Wet Wet song, see Blue for You/This Time. For the Paul Haig song, see Blue for You (Paul Haig).

Blue for You

Studio album by Status Quo

Released

March 1976

Recorded

December 1975 - January 1976 at Phonogram Studios, London

Genre

Hard rock

Length

37:09

Label

Vertigo (UK)
Capitol (USA)

Producer

Damon Lyon-Shaw, Status Quo

Status Quo chronology

On the Level
(1975)

Blue for You
(1976)

Live!
(1977)

Singles from Blue for You

"Rain"
Released: 1976
"Mystery Song"
Released: 1976

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Blue for You is the ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released in March 1976 and is both the last album to feature the 'Frantic Four' lineup (due to Andy Bown officially joining the band as keyboardist following its release), and the last one they produced themselves, which resulted in subsequent albums having a noticeably lighter, more pop oriented sound.

Parfitt's "Rain", the first single from the album, reached #7 in the UK charts after its release in February 1976. Its b-side was the non-album track "You Lost the Love", written by Rossi and Young.

The album was released the following month. It entered the British album chart at #1 and stayed there for three weeks, making it one of their most successful long players.

An edited version of Parfitt and Young's "Mystery Song" was the second single from the album and, released in July that year, peaked at #11 a few months later. Parfitt and Lancaster's "Drifting Away", from their 1974 album Quo, served as the single's b-side.

In December that year the band decided to release a cover of "Wild Side of Life", a song made famous by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys, and written by Arlie Carter and William Warren. Its b-side was a new Rossi/Lancaster composition - "All Through the Night". The single reached #9.

Track listing

"Is There a Better Way" (Rossi, Lancaster) - 3:31
"Mad About the Boy" (Francis Rossi, Young) - 3:31
"Ring of a Change" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) - 4:15
"Blue for You" (Alan Lancaster) - 4:08
"Rain" (Parfitt) - 4:24
"Rolling Home" (Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster) - 3:01
"That's a Fact" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) - 4:20
"Ease Your Mind" (Alan Lancaster) - 3:12
"Mystery Song" (Rick Parfitt, Bob Young) - 6:44

2005 reissue bonus tracks

"You Lost the Love" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young)
"Mystery Song [Single Version]" (Rick Parfitt, Bob Young) - 4:00
"Wild Side of Life" (Artie Carter, William Warren) - 3:17
"All Through the Night" (Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster)
"Wild Side of Life [Demo Version]" (Artie Carter, William Warren)

Credits

John Coghlan - Drums
Alan Lancaster - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Rick Parfitt - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Francis Rossi - Guitar, Vocals

Chart positions

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[2]	1976	1

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

Preceded by The Very Best of Slim Whitman by Slim Whitman	UK Albums Chart number one album 20 March 1976 - 3 April 1976	Succeeded by Rock Follies (Television soundtrack)

Status Quo

Francis Rossi Rick Parfitt Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Alan Lancaster Jess Jaworski Alan Key John Coghlan Roy Lynes Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley

Studio albums (UK)	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'Til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic (Stripped Bare)

UK Top 20 singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Down the Dustpipe" "Paper Plane" "Mean Girl" "Caroline" "Break the Rules" "Down Down" "Roll Over Lay Down" "Rain" "Mystery Song" "The Wild Side of Life" "Rockin' All Over the World" "Again and Again" "Whatever You Want" "Living on an Island" "What You're Proposing" "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Come on You Reds" "Jam Side Down" "You'll Come 'Round" "The Party Ain't Over Yet"

Other singles	"Black Veils of Melancholy" "Make Me Stay a Bit Longer" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "In My Chair" "Tune to the Music" "Gerdundula" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Accident Prone" "She Don't Fool Me" "Who Gets the Love?" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "All Stand Up" "Thinking of You" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"

See also	Status Quo discography Bob Young

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