Quo (Status Quo album)

Quo

Studio album by Status Quo

Released

May 1974

Recorded

Spring 1974 at IBC Studios, London

Genre

Hard rock

Length

36:54

Label

Vertigo (UK)
A&M (USA)

Producer

Status Quo

Status Quo chronology

Hello!
(1973)

Quo
(1974)

On the Level
(1975)

Singles from Quo

"Break the Rules"
Released: 1974

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Quo is the seventh studio vinyl LP album by Status Quo from 1974. Featuring Francis Rossi, Richard Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan. Like the previous album Hello!, it consisted entirely of songs written or co-written by the group. The only guest musicians featured were Bob Young and Tom Parker, who played harmonica and piano respectively on "Break the Rules".

Despite the band believing the album's opening track, "Backwater", was the most suitable candidate for release as a single, the only track to actually be released as a single was "Break the Rules", in April 1974, and it peaked in the UK at #8.

The album itself was released in May the same year. Its highest position was #2. In retrospect this album is regarded as one of their heaviest, possibly due to the influence of bassist Alan Lancaster, who is credited with co-writing six of the eight tracks.

The UK LP contained a gatefold insert with a picture of the band playing live on one side, backed with the lyrics on the other.

Track listing

"Backwater" (Parfitt, Lancaster) - 4:22
"Just Take Me" (Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster) - 3:31
"Break the Rules" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) - 3:37
"Drifting Away" (Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster) - 5:00
"Don't Think it Matters" (Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster) - 4:48
"Fine Fine Fine" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) - 2:31
"Lonely Man" (Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster) - 5:05
"Slow Train" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) - 7:55

2005 reissue bonus track

"Lonely Night" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bob Young) - 3:26

Personnel

Francis Rossi - guitar, vocals
Rick Parfitt - guitar, vocals
Alan Lancaster - bass, vocals
John Coghlan - drums
Bob Young - Harmonica
Tom Parker - Keys
Status Quo - producers
Damon Lyon-Shaw - engineer and mix
Richard Manwaring, Andy Miller - assistant engineers

References

↑ Quo (Status Quo album) at AllMusic

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

Book

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.