''12 Gold Bars'' is a 1980 compilation album by English rockers
Status Quo
is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social, political, religious or military issues. In the sociological sense, the ''status quo'' refers to the current state of social structure and/or values. W ...
. It achieved number 3 in the UK charts and remained in the charts for 48 weeks. This was longer than any other Quo album.
All the songs featured on the album were hit singles during the period 1972–1979.
It was followed up by ''
12 Gold Bars Vol. 2'' in 1984.
Track listing
*Note: on the UK cassette version of the album, sides one and two were reversed.
*Note: the Australian & New Zealand version alternated "Paper Plane" and "Rain" with each other
Side one
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Rockin' All Over the World
"Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song written by John Fogerty, formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album in 1975. It was also released as a single, spending six weeks in the US top 40, peak ...
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John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty
Thomas Richard Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) was an American mu ...
) – 3:34
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Down Down
"Down Down" is a song by English rock band Status Quo. Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, "Down Down" was Status Quo's only number one single on the UK Singles Chart. The single spent a week at the top of the ...
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Francis Rossi
Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo.
Early life
Rossi was born o ...
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Bob Young) – 3:50
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Caroline" (Rossi/Young) – 3:44
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Paper Plane
A paper plane (also known as a paper airplane in American English or paper aeroplane in British English) is a toy aircraft, usually a glider made out of single folded sheet of paper or paperboard. A simple nose-heavy paper plane, thrown like ...
" (Rossi/Young) – 2:56
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Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/
Rick Parfitt
Richard John Parfitt, (12 October 1948 24 December 2016) was an English musician, best known as a singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist with rock band Status Quo.
Parfitt began his career in the early 1960s, playing in pubs and holiday cam ...
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Alan Lancaster
Alan Charles Lancaster (7 February 1949 – 26 September 2021) was an English musician, best known as a founding member and bassist of the rock band Status Quo, playing with the band from 1967 to 1985, with brief reunions in 2013 and 2014. As ...
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John Coghlan) – 3:40
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Again and Again" (Parfitt/
Andy Bown
Andrew Steven Bown (born 27 March 1946) is an English musician, who has specialised in keyboards and bass guitar. He is a member of the rock band Status Quo.
Career
Bown's first major band was The Herd, along with Peter Frampton. After The H ...
/Jackie Lynton) – 3:42
Side two
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Mystery Song" (Parfitt/Young) – 3:59
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Roll Over Lay Down
"Roll Over Lay Down" is a song by the British Rock band Status Quo that was first released on the album ''Hello!'' in 1973.
It was later released as the A-side of a live EP, ''Quo Live'' in 1975. It was released to celebrate the band's 13th anni ...
" (Rossi/Young/Lancaster/Parfitt/Coghlan) – 5:43
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Rain
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" (Parfitt) – 4:34
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Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter/William Warren) – 3:16
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Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) – 4:02
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Living on an Island" (Parfitt/Young) – 3:47
Charts
Certifications
References
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1980 compilation albums
Status Quo (band) compilation albums