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| Released | 11 November 1977 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 45:19 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (UK) Capitol (USA) | |||
| Producer | Pip Williams | |||
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Rockin All Over the World
Status Quo
Discográfica: Vertigo (UK)Capitol (USA) · · Productor: Pip Williams
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Christgau`s Record Guide | B+[3] |
Rockin` All Over the World is the tenth studio album by British band Status Quo. It is their first to be produced by Pip Williams. Released in November 1977, it reached #5 in the UK.[4]
Leer másReview
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Christgau`s Record Guide | B+[3] |
Rockin` All Over the World is the tenth studio album by British band Status Quo. It is their first to be produced by Pip Williams. Released in November 1977, it reached #5 in the UK.[4]
Leer más"A poxy album," said guitarist and singer Francis Rossi. "There`s nothing poxy about Rockin` All Over the World," countered guitarist Rick Parfitt. "It`s fucking great. Pip added some class into the production and, from then onwards, we got quite posh – for us." Uncharacteristically, bassist Alan Lancaster agreed with Rossi: "When Pip Williams started producing us was when everything started to go wrong."[5]
The title track, written and originally recorded by John Fogerty, was released as a single in September 1977, peaking at #3 in the UK.[6] Its b-side was "Ring of a Change", from their previous studio album Blue for You. No other singles were issued from the album, although "Can`t Give You More" was re-recorded by the band for 1991`s Rock `Til You Drop and issued as a single, reaching #37.
The album was reissued by Mercury in 2005 with a bonus track: a cover of the Beatles` "Getting Better", initially recorded in 1976 for the soundtrack of the film All This and World War II. This track was omitted from a deluxe edition released in late 2015; however, for this reissue, the entire album was remixed and reordered by original engineer John Eden. Several of the new mixes feature longer play-outs and the overall sound was stripped back to the core of two guitars, bass and drums, with occasional keyboard parts. As a further bonus, four demos were included.
Track listing
The original album release included the tracks:[7]
Side one
- "Hard Time" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt) – 4:45
- "Can`t Give You More" (Rossi, Bob Young) – 4:15
- "Let`s Ride" (Alan Lancaster) – 3:03
- "Baby Boy" (Rossi, Young) – 3:12
- "You Don`t Own Me" (Lancaster, Mick Green) – 3:03
- "Rockers Rollin`" (Parfitt, Jackie Lynton) – 4:19
Side two
- "Rockin` All Over the World" (John Fogerty) – 3:36
- "Who Am I" (Pip Williams, Peter Hutchins) – 4:30
- "Too Far Gone" (Lancaster) – 3:08
- "For You" (Parfitt) – 3:01
- "Dirty Water" (Rossi, Young) – 3:51
- "Hold You Back" (Rossi, Parfitt, Young) – 4:30
2005 remaster bonus track
- "Getting Better" (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:19
2015 deluxe edition bonus tracks: John Eden Remix
- "Hold You Back" - 5:10
- "Baby Boy" - 3:18
- "Rockers Rollin`" - 4:41
- "Who am I?" - 5:10
- "Rockin` All Over the World" - 3:50
- "Dirty Water" - 4:16
- "Can`t Give You More" - 5:26
- "Let`s Ride" - 3:04
- "For You" - 3:08
- "Too Far Gone" - 3:09
- "You Don`t Own Me" - 3:29
- "Hard Time" - 4:39
- "Dirty Water" (1st Demo 1976) - 4:16
- "Baby Boy" (1st Demo 1976) - 2:49
- "Hard Time" (1st Demo 1976) - 4:47
- "Hold You Back" (Studio Demo 1977) - 3:40
Personnel
Credits from Discogs[7] and SoundOnSound.[8]
Status Quo
- Francis Rossi – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Rick Parfitt – vocals, rhythm guitar, additional lead guitar on "Rockin` All Over the World"
- Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass guitar
- John Coghlan – drums
Additional personnel
- Andy Bown – backing vocals, keyboards, piano, Hammond organ
- Frank Ricotti – percussion
- Pip Williams – producer, slide guitar on "Rockin` All Over the World"
- John Eden – engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[20] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[21] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Christgau`s Record Guide | B+[3] |
Rockin` All Over the World is the tenth studio album by British band Status Quo. It is their first to be produced by Pip Williams. Released in November 1977, it reached #5 in the UK.[4]
"A poxy album," said guitarist and singer Francis Rossi. "There`s nothing poxy about Rockin` All Over the World," countered guitarist Rick Parfitt. "It`s fucking great. Pip added some class into the production and, from then onwards, we got quite posh – for us." Uncharacteristically, bassist Alan Lancaster agreed with Rossi: "When Pip Williams started producing us was when everything started to go wrong."[5]
The title track, written and originally recorded by John Fogerty, was released as a single in September 1977, peaking at #3 in the UK.[6] Its b-side was "Ring of a Change", from their previous studio album Blue for You. No other singles were issued from the album, although "Can`t Give You More" was re-recorded by the band for 1991`s Rock `Til You Drop and issued as a single, reaching #37.
The album was reissued by Mercury in 2005 with a bonus track: a cover of the Beatles` "Getting Better", initially recorded in 1976 for the soundtrack of the film All This and World War II. This track was omitted from a deluxe edition released in late 2015; however, for this reissue, the entire album was remixed and reordered by original engineer John Eden. Several of the new mixes feature longer play-outs and the overall sound was stripped back to the core of two guitars, bass and drums, with occasional keyboard parts. As a further bonus, four demos were included.
Track listing
The original album release included the tracks:[7]
Side one
- "Hard Time" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt) – 4:45
- "Can`t Give You More" (Rossi, Bob Young) – 4:15
- "Let`s Ride" (Alan Lancaster) – 3:03
- "Baby Boy" (Rossi, Young) – 3:12
- "You Don`t Own Me" (Lancaster, Mick Green) – 3:03
- "Rockers Rollin`" (Parfitt, Jackie Lynton) – 4:19
Side two
- "Rockin` All Over the World" (John Fogerty) – 3:36
- "Who Am I" (Pip Williams, Peter Hutchins) – 4:30
- "Too Far Gone" (Lancaster) – 3:08
- "For You" (Parfitt) – 3:01
- "Dirty Water" (Rossi, Young) – 3:51
- "Hold You Back" (Rossi, Parfitt, Young) – 4:30
2005 remaster bonus track
- "Getting Better" (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:19
2015 deluxe edition bonus tracks: John Eden Remix
- "Hold You Back" - 5:10
- "Baby Boy" - 3:18
- "Rockers Rollin`" - 4:41
- "Who am I?" - 5:10
- "Rockin` All Over the World" - 3:50
- "Dirty Water" - 4:16
- "Can`t Give You More" - 5:26
- "Let`s Ride" - 3:04
- "For You" - 3:08
- "Too Far Gone" - 3:09
- "You Don`t Own Me" - 3:29
- "Hard Time" - 4:39
- "Dirty Water" (1st Demo 1976) - 4:16
- "Baby Boy" (1st Demo 1976) - 2:49
- "Hard Time" (1st Demo 1976) - 4:47
- "Hold You Back" (Studio Demo 1977) - 3:40
Personnel
Credits from Discogs[7] and SoundOnSound.[8]
Status Quo
- Francis Rossi – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Rick Parfitt – vocals, rhythm guitar, additional lead guitar on "Rockin` All Over the World"
- Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass guitar
- John Coghlan – drums
Additional personnel
- Andy Bown – backing vocals, keyboards, piano, Hammond organ
- Frank Ricotti – percussion
- Pip Williams – producer, slide guitar on "Rockin` All Over the World"
- John Eden – engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[20] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[21] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
