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. It was released in March 1976, and is the last album until 1980's ''

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'' that they produced themselves, which resulted in subsequent albums having a noticeably lighter, more pop oriented sound.

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", the first single from the album, reached No. 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

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and Bob Young. The album was released the following month. It entered the British album chart at No. 1 and stayed there for three weeks, making it one of their most successful long players. It was released in the US with a different, black and silver cover, with the title not prominent on the record. An edited version of Parfitt and Young's " Mystery Song", released in July that year, was the second single from the album, and peaked at No. 11 a few months later. Parfitt and

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'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 No. 9.

Track listing

2005 reissue bonus tracks

"You Lost the Love" (Rossi, Young) # "Mystery Song ingle Version (Parfitt, Young) - 4:00 # " Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) - 3:17 # "All Through the Night" (Rossi, Lancaster) # "Wild Side of Life emo Version (Carter, Warren)

2017 deluxe edition disc 2

# "You Lost the Love" (Rossi, Young) - 3:01 # "Mystery Song ingle Version (Parfitt, Young) - 4:00 # " Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) - 3:17 # "All Through the Night" (Rossi, Lancaster) - 3:17 # "Wild Side of Life emo Version (Carter, Warren) - 3:52 # "Most of the Time ive (Rossi, Young) - 3:20 # "Roadhouse Blues ive (Morrison, Krieger, Densmore, Manzarek) - 12:47 # "Bye Bye Johnny ive (Berry) - 6:37 # "Caroline ive (Rossi, Young) - 4:36 # "In My Chair ive (Rossi, Young) - 4:36 # "Roll Over Lay Down ive (Rossi, Young, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan) - 6:09 # "Is There a Better Way ive (Rossi, Lancaster) - 3:43 # "Rain ive (Parfitt) - 4:37 # "Honky Tonk Angel

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(Carter, Warren) - 3:51 Tracks 6 & 7 recorded live in Stoke 1975 Tracks 8-13 recorded live in Osaka 1976 Tracks 5 and 14 are the same recording

Personnel

;Status Quo * John Coghlan - drums *

- bass, guitar, vocals *

- guitar, keyboards, vocals *

- guitar, vocals with: * Andy Bown - piano on "Mad About the Boy" and "Ease Your Mind" * Bob Young - harmonica on "Rolling Home"

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Status Quo (band) albums 1976 albums Capitol Records albums Vertigo Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub