Blue for You

Blue for You is the ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo. It was released in March 1976, and is the last album until 1980's Just Supposin' that they produced themselves, which resulted in subsequent albums having a noticeably lighter, more pop oriented sound.

Blue for You
Studio album by
Status Quo
ReleasedMarch 1976
RecordedDecember 1975 – January 1976
StudioPhonogram Studios, London
GenreHard rock
Length37:09
LabelVertigo (UK)
Capitol (USA)
ProducerDamon Lyon-Shaw, Status Quo
Status Quo chronology
On the Level
(1975)		 Blue for You
(1976)		 Live!
(1977)
Singles from Blue for You
  1. "Rain"
    Released: 1976
  2. "Mystery Song"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Sea of Tranquility[2]

Rick Parfitt's "Rain", the first single from the album, reached No. 7 in the UK charts after its release in February 1976. Its B-side was the non-album track "You Lost the Love", written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young.

The album was released the following month. It entered the British album chart at No. 1 and stayed there for three weeks, making it one of their most successful long players.

An edited version of Parfitt and Young's "Mystery Song", released in July that year, was the second single from the album, and peaked at No. 11 a few months later. Parfitt and Alan Lancaster's "Drifting Away", from their 1974 album Quo, served as the single's B-side.

In December that year the band decided to release a cover of "Wild Side of Life", a song made famous by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys, and written by Arlie Carter and William Warren. Its B-side was a new Rossi/Lancaster composition, "All Through the Night". The single reached No. 9.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1.""Is There a Better Way""Francis Rossi, Alan LancasterLancaster3:31
2."Mad About the Boy"Francis Rossi, Bob YoungRossi3:35
3."Ring of A Change"Rossi, YoungRossi3:40
4."Blue For You"Alan LancasterLancaster4:08
5."Rain"Rick ParfittParfitt4:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Rolling Home"Rossi, LancasterRossi3:01
7."That's A Fact"Rossi, YoungRossi4:20
8."Ease Your Mind"LancasterLancaster3:12
9."Mystery Song"ParfittParfitt6:44

2005 reissue bonus tracks
  1. "You Lost the Love" (Rossi, Young)
  2. "Mystery Song [Single Version]" (Parfitt, Young) - 4:00
  3. "Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) - 3:17
  4. "All Through the Night" (Rossi, Lancaster)
  5. "Wild Side of Life [Demo Version]" (Carter, Warren)

Personnel

Chart positions
Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[3] 1976 1
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References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Reid, Steven. "Status Quo: Blue for You (Deluxe Edition)". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
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