Quo (Status Quo album)

Quo is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Status Quo. Issued in May 1974, it features Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster 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 piano respectively on "Break the Rules".

Quo
Studio album by
Status Quo
ReleasedMay 3, 1974
RecordedSpring 1974
StudioIBC Studios, London
GenreHard rock
Length36:54
LabelVertigo (UK)
A&M (USA)
ProducerStatus Quo
Status Quo chronology
Hello!
(1973)		 Quo
(1974)		 On the Level
(1975)
Singles from Quo
  1. "Break the Rules"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

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 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."[2]

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.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Backwater"Rick Parfitt, Alan LancasterLancaster4:22
2."Just Take Me"Parfitt, LancasterLancaster3:31
3."Break the Rules"Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bob YoungRossi3:37
4."Drifting Away"Parfitt, LancasterLancaster5:00
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
5."Don't Think it Matters"Parfitt, LancasterLancaster4:48
6."Fine Fine Fine"Rossi, YoungRossi2:31
7."Lonely Man"Parfitt, LancasterParfitt5:05
8."Slow Train"Rossi, YoungRossi7:55

2005 reissue bonus track
  1. Lonely Night (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) - 3:26

Personnel
Additional personnel
  • Bob Young - harmonica
  • Tom Parker - keyboards
  • Status Quo - producers
  • Damon Lyon-Shaw - engineer and mix
  • Richard Manwaring, Andy Miller - assistant engineers
  • Dave Field - Illustration and Design
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References
  1. Quo at AllMusic
  2. Ling, Dave (March 2017). "R.I.P. Rick Parfitt". Classic Rock #233. p. 51.
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