If You Can't Stand the Heat...
If You Can't Stand The Heat... | ||||
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Studio album by Status Quo | ||||
Released | October 1978 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:54 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Producer | Pip Williams | |||
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Singles from If You Can't Stand the Heat | ||||
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If You Can't Stand the Heat... is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Status Quo. Recorded at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland, and produced by Pip Williams, it was released in October 1978 and reached #3 in the UK album chart. The sleeve notes that Aphex Aural Exciter was used in the recording process, thus contributing to a more atmospheric sound than its predecessor, "Rockin' All Over The World". Unusually for a Status Quo record, a brass section, The David Katz Horns, was used, as well as a backing vocal trio, Jacquie O'Sullivan, later a member of Bananarama, Stevie Lange and Joy Yates.
"Again and Again" was the first single to be released from the album and managed to reach #13.
The second single to be released from the album was an edited version of "Accident Prone" which stalled at #36.
Track listing
- "Again and Again" (Parfitt, Bown, Jackie Lynton) - 3:41
- "I'm Giving Up My Worryin'" (Rossi, Bernie Frost) - 3:02
- "Gonna Teach You to Love Me" (Lancaster, Michael Green) - 3:11
- "Someone Show Me Home" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) - 3:49
- "Long Legged Linda" (Andy Bown) - 3:29
- "Oh, What a Night" (Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown) - 3:46
- "Accident Prone" (Pip Williams, Peter Hutchins) - 5:08
- "Stones" (Alan Lancaster) - 3:53
- "Let Me Fly" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) - 4:25
- "Like a Good Girl" (Francis Rossi, Young) - 3:26
2005 reissue bonus track
- "Accident Prone" (single version) (Pip Williams, Peter Hutchins)
Personnel
- Francis Rossi - guitar, vocals
- Rick Parfitt - Rhythm guitar, vocals
- Alan Lancaster - bass, guitar, vocals
- John Coghlan - drums
- Andy Bown - keyboards, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Jacquie O'Sullivan - backing vocals
- Stevie Lange - backing vocals
- Joy Yates - backing vocals
- The David Katz Horns