Quid Pro Quo (album)

Quid Pro Quo is the twenty-ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released in May 2011. The album debuted at number 10 in the UK charts and features 14 new songs, as well as the 2010 version of their 1986 hit "In the Army Now" which was re-recorded in support of the Help for Heroes and British Forces Foundation charities. The accompanying Official Live Bootleg album features 12 older songs recorded by the band in concert in Amsterdam and Melbourne in 2010. In the UK the album was only available at branches of Tesco stores for its first week before being released conventionally on the band's Fourth Chord label on 6 June 2011.[4]

For the Brett Garsed and TJ Helmerich album, see Brett Garsed.
Quid Pro Quo
Studio album by
Status Quo
Released27 May 2011 (Europe & World)
30 May 2011 (UK)
Recorded2010–2011
StudioARSIS Studios, Surrey, UK
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length51:03
LabelEagle Rock
ProducerFrancis Rossi, Mike Paxman
Status Quo chronology
In Search of the Fourth Chord
(2007)		 Quid Pro Quo
(2011)		 Bula Quo!
(2013)
Singles from Quid Pro Quo
  1. "In the Army Now (2010)"
    Released: 26 September 2010
  2. "Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You"
    Released: 20 April 2011
  3. "Two Way Traffic"
    Released: 15 August 2011
  4. "Better Than That"
    Released: 28 November 2011
  5. "Movin' On"
    Released: 2 January 2012
  6. "The Winner"
    Released: 9 July 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC(favourable)[2]
Classic Rock[3]
MusicOMH[4]

The single "Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You" was initially released as a free track download from the band's official website, and was included on BBC Radio 2's 'A' playlist from 14 May 2011 onwards. The album was Radio 2's 'Album Of The Week' for the week commencing 28 May 2011. Subsequent singles "Two Way Traffic", "Better Than That" and "The Winner" were also included on the Radio 2 'A' playlist, and "Movin' On" was placed on the Radio 2 'B' playlist.

Track listing
  1. "Two Way Traffic" (Francis Rossi, John Edwards) – 4:00
  2. "Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You" (Rossi, Andy Bown) – 3:32
  3. "Dust to Gold" (Rossi, Bown, Edwards) – 4:52
  4. "Let's Rock" (Rick Parfitt, Wayne Morris) – 4:28
  5. "Can't See for Looking" (Parfitt, Bown, Edwards) – 3:55
  6. "Better Than That" (Rossi, Bob Young) – 3:18
  7. "Movin' On" (Rossi, Young) – 4:05
  8. "Leave a Little Light On" (Parfitt, Morris) – 4:05
  9. "Any Way You Like It" (Bown, Alan Crook, Edwards) – 3:18
  10. "Frozen Hero" (Rossi, Bown) – 4:21
  11. "Reality Cheque" (Parfitt, Edwards) – 4:05
  12. "The Winner" (Rossi, Young) – 3:18
  13. "It's All About You" (Rossi, Young) – 2:54
  14. "My Old Ways" (Rossi, Young) – 3:04
  15. "In the Army Now" (Rob Bolland, Fred Bolland) (UK release only) – 3:53

Official Live Bootleg track listing
  1. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt, Bown) – 5:12
  2. "Down Down" (Rossi, Young) – 5:06
  3. "Don't Drive My Car" (Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 3:51
  4. "Hold You Back" (Rossi, Young, Parfitt) – 4:38
  5. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Rossi) – 2:29
  6. "Ice in the Sun" (Marty Wilde, Ronnie Scott) – 2:14
  7. "Beginning of the End" (Rossi, Edwards) – 4:27
  8. "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi, Young, Alan Lancaster, Parfitt, John Coghlan) – 5:58
  9. "Caroline" (Rossi, Young) – 5:08
  10. "Rockin' All Over the World" (John Cameron Fogerty) – 4:07

Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
  1. "Paper Plane" (Rossi, Young) – 3:38
  2. "Softer Ride" (Lancaster, Parfitt) – 3:46

Personnel

Additional personnel
  • Bob Young - harmonica on track 13
  • Nick Rossi - backing vocals on tracks 2, 6, 7, 12–14
  • Kick Horns - horns on track 4
    • Simon Clarke - baritone sax
    • Paul Spong - trumpet
    • Tim Sanders - tenor sax
  • Corps of Army Music, Kneller Hall, Twickenham and the voice of WO Eliott Drake on track 15

Recorded at ARSIS Studios 2010-2011

Chart performance
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 26
Belgian Albums Chart 61
Dutch Albums Chart 32
French Albums Chart 157
German Albums Chart 13
Irish Albums Chart 57
Swedish Albums Chart 32
Swiss Albums Chart 8
UK Albums Chart 10
gollark: Mostly unsuccessfully.It's not exactly that you're nasty, just annoying.
gollark: It would involve actual work on your part.
gollark: Just rename yourself to Zoidtron and hope nobody notices!(Note: do not actually do this)
gollark: Actually doing non-stupid things?
gollark: Yes, which is bad.

References
  1. O'Brien, Jon. Status Quo: Quid Pro Quo > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. Diver, Mike (26 May 2011). "Review: Quid Pro Quo". BBC Music. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. Staunton, Terry (January 2014). "Status Quo - Reissues". Classic Rock (192): 122.
  4. Ishaq, Farah (6 June 2011). "Review: Quid Pro Quo". MusicOMH. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.