"Dear John" is a single released by the British rock band
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 ...
in 1982. It was included on the album ''
1+9+8+2''.
The song has an oddity: despite its success, it wasn't included on Quo compilations that mixed popular album tracks and hit singles (
Accept No Substitute! The Definitive Hits,
XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits), but only on singles compilations such as
Pictures - 40 Years of Hits and
Whatever You Want - The Very Best of Status Quo.
Track listing
# "Dear John" (
Jackie McAuley/
John Gustafson) (3.12)
# "I Want the World to Know" (
Alan Lancaster
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Keith Lamb) (3.21)
Charts
Cover song
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Kati Kovács
Kati Kovács (born Katalin Anna Sarolta Kovács 25 October 1944), is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Award-winning Hungarian pop-rock singer, performer, lyricist and actress.
She is one of the most famous singers of Hungary with dozens of recorded ...
: ''Hé, Zsolt'' (1982)
[Dave Sutherland]
References
Status Quo (band) songs
1982 singles
1982 songs
Vertigo Records singles
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