Rock and roll music
| "Caroline" | ||||
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| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| from the album Hello! | ||||
| B-side | "Joanne" | |||
| Released | 31 August 1973 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Francis Rossi, Bob Young | |||
| Producer(s) | Status Quo | |||
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| "Caroline" on YouTube | ||||
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Caroline
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1973 single by Status Quo
"Caroline" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1973. It was included on the band`s 1973 album Hello![3]
Background and release
The song was written by band leader Francis Rossi and roadie / harmonica player Bob Young on a table napkin in the dining room of a hotel in Perranporth, Cornwall, in 1971. A demo was cut with Rossi playing guitar and bass, with Terry Williams on drums. The group changed the arrangement from a slow blues song, doubling the tempo, and recorded it mostly live using their stage gear and amplifiers.[4] On the single release, the song fades out, while the album version is about thirty seconds longer and has a conclusive ending.
The song became one of the opening numbers in Quo`s live setlist for over 25 years.[4] It was the second number played at their Live Aid gig in 1985[5] and it inspired Apollo 440`s 1999 single "Stop the Rock".[6]
The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band`s thirty-first studio album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance of the album at London`s Roundhouse on 22 October, the concert being recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[7][8]
Singles
- 1973: "Caroline" (Rossi/Young) (3.43) / "Joanne" (Lancaster) (4.06) 45 rpm Vinyl 7", Vertigo / 6059 085 Germany, United Kingdom
- 1985: "Caroline" / "Down Down" 45 rpm Vinyl 7", Old Gold / OG 9566 United Kingdom
Album tracks
- 1973, on the vinyl album Hello! - track 5, 4:16.[3]
- 2014, on the album Aquostic (Stripped Bare), track 8, 3:13 (acoustic version)
- 2015, on the CD album Hello!, CD1, track 5, 4:16; the 2015 re-issue bonus disc has four different versions: original demo fast, original demo slow, mono version and stereo version.
Charts
Original release
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[9] | 31 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] | 49 |
| French Singles (SNEP)[11] | 63 |
| Germany (GfK)[12] | 36 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 11 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 5 |
Live version
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[15] | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[16] | 13 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1973 single by Status Quo
"Caroline" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1973. It was included on the band`s 1973 album Hello![3]
Background and release
The song was written by band leader Francis Rossi and roadie / harmonica player Bob Young on a table napkin in the dining room of a hotel in Perranporth, Cornwall, in 1971. A demo was cut with Rossi playing guitar and bass, with Terry Williams on drums. The group changed the arrangement from a slow blues song, doubling the tempo, and recorded it mostly live using their stage gear and amplifiers.[4] On the single release, the song fades out, while the album version is about thirty seconds longer and has a conclusive ending.
The song became one of the opening numbers in Quo`s live setlist for over 25 years.[4] It was the second number played at their Live Aid gig in 1985[5] and it inspired Apollo 440`s 1999 single "Stop the Rock".[6]
The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band`s thirty-first studio album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance of the album at London`s Roundhouse on 22 October, the concert being recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[7][8]
Singles
- 1973: "Caroline" (Rossi/Young) (3.43) / "Joanne" (Lancaster) (4.06) 45 rpm Vinyl 7", Vertigo / 6059 085 Germany, United Kingdom
- 1985: "Caroline" / "Down Down" 45 rpm Vinyl 7", Old Gold / OG 9566 United Kingdom
Album tracks
- 1973, on the vinyl album Hello! - track 5, 4:16.[3]
- 2014, on the album Aquostic (Stripped Bare), track 8, 3:13 (acoustic version)
- 2015, on the CD album Hello!, CD1, track 5, 4:16; the 2015 re-issue bonus disc has four different versions: original demo fast, original demo slow, mono version and stereo version.
Charts
Original release
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[9] | 31 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] | 49 |
| French Singles (SNEP)[11] | 63 |
| Germany (GfK)[12] | 36 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 11 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 5 |
Live version
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[15] | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[16] | 13 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
