''Perfect Remedy'' is the nineteenth studio album by English rock band

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. In terms of British chart success, it marked a new low for the band, reaching a high of only No. 49 during a two-week run. The two singles from it, 'Not at All' and 'Little Dreamer', peaked at No. 50 and No. 76 respectively. In the memoir, 'XS All Areas: Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt' (Sidgwick & Jackson, 2004, p. 290), Rossi said that it sold well in Europe and Australia, but they were back to square one in Britain. 'I don't know why it did so poorly. You could argue that the scene had moved on.'

Track listing

#" Little Dreamer" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:04 #" Not at All" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 2:54 #"Heart On Hold" (Andy Bown, Phil Palmer) 3:36 #"Perfect Remedy" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:36 #"Address Book" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:37 #"The Power of Rock" (Rick Parfitt, Pip Williams, Francis Rossi) 6:04 #"The Way I Am" (John Edwards, Jeff Rich, Mike Paxman) 3:35 #"Tommy's in Love" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:01 #"Man Overboard" (Rick Parfitt, Pip Williams) 4:29 #"Going Down for the First Time" (Andy Bown, John Edwards) 4:00 #"Throw Her a Line" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:34 #"1000 Years" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:31

2006 reissue bonus tracks

#"Gone Thru The Slips" (Andy Bown) 3:42 #"Rotten to the Bone" (Francis Rossi, Andy Bown) 3:40 #"Doing It All for You" (Rick Parfitt, Pip Williams) 4:12 #"

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" (Live) (Francis Rossi, Robert Young) #"The Power of Rock" (edited version) (Rick Parfitt,

Pip Williams Philip Malcolm "Pip" Williams (born 7 October 1947) is a record producer, arranger and guitarist, best known for producing albums for Status Quo and The Moody Blues and acting as well as supervising the orchestra parts and orchestra arrangem ...

, Francis Rossi) #"The Anniversary Waltz Part One Medley" # a) "Let's Dance" (Jim Lee) # b) "Red River Rock" (Tom King, Ira Mack, Fred Mendelsohn) # c) "No Particular Place to Go" (Chuck Berry) # d) "The Wanderer" (Ernesto Maresca) # e) "I Hear You Knocking" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) # f) "Lucille" (Al Collins,

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) # g) "Great Balls of Fire" (Jack Hammer, Otis Blackwell)

Personnel

;Status Quo *

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 ...

- vocals, lead guitar *

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 ...

- vocals, guitar *

John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George ...

- bass *

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 ...

- keyboards *

Jeff Rich Jeffrey Dennis Rich (born 8 June 1953) is an English rock drummer, best known for playing with Status Quo between 1985 and 2000. Early life Born in Hackney, London, Rich attended Upton House Comprehensive School, and whilst there he a ...

Track listing

2006 reissue bonus tracks

Personnel

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