''Quo'' is the seventh studio album by the English

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band Status Quo. Issued in May 1974, it features

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 ...

, Rick Parfitt,

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 we ...

and John Coghlan, and reached #2 in the UK. Like its predecessor '' Hello!'', it consisted entirely of songs written or cowritten by the group. The only guest musicians were Bob Young and Tom Parker, who played harmonica and

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respectively on "Break the Rules". The album is regarded as one of their heaviest, possibly due to the influence of bassist Alan Lancaster, who cowrote six of the eight tracks. "When we wrote 'Drifting Away'," recalled Parfitt, "it sounded so, so heavy. That rhythm was constant, right in your face. It was just such a turn-on. That's where my head was at back then. You know: just let it fucking rock." The UK LP contained a gatefold insert with a picture of the band playing live on one side, and the lyrics on the other. The sleeve art was by British artist Dave Field. The band believed the opening "Backwater" to be the most suitable candidate for a single. However, the only track released as a single was " Break the Rules", in April 1974. It peaked in the UK at #8. The B-side of the single was "Lonely Night", which was not on an album until it became a bonus track on the 2005 reissue of ''Quo''. Two years after release, "Lonely Night" was plagiarised by Australian band the Angels in their song "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", for which Status Quo subsequently received royalties.

Track listing

2005 reissue bonus track

# Lonely Night (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) – 3:26

Personnel

;Status Quo *

– guitar, vocals * Rick Parfitt – guitar, vocals *

– bass, vocals * John Coghlan – drums ;Additional personnel * Bob Young – harmonica * Tom Parker – keyboards * Status Quo –

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* Damon Lyon-Shaw –

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and mix * Richard Manwaring, Andy Miller – assistant engineers * Dave Field – illustration and design

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References

{{Authority control Status Quo (band) albums 1974 albums A&M Records albums Vertigo Records albums