The Best Of

~ Release by Status Quo (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Down The Dustpipe (vers.2003)
recording of:
Down the Dustpipe
lyricist and composer:
Carl Groszman
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:22
2Figure Of Eight
recording of:
Figure of Eight
writer:
Andy Bown
4:08
3Gravy Train
recording of:
Gravy Train
writer:
John Edwards (bassist (Status Quo/Dexys Midnight Runners))
3:23
4Josie
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precision Records & Tapes Ltd. (in 1981) and PRT (UK label) (in 1981)
cover recording of:
Josie
lyricist:
Joachim Relin (broadcaster, lyricist)
writer:
Dion DiMucci (US singer-songerwriter, blends doo-wop, pop rock & R&B) and Tony Fasce
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Pedro Music Ltd.
recording of:
Josie
lyricist:
Joachim Relin (broadcaster, lyricist)
writer:
Dion DiMucci (US singer-songerwriter, blends doo-wop, pop rock & R&B) and Tony Fasce
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Pedro Music Ltd.
3:37
5Little Miss Nothing
recording of:
Little Miss Nothing
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:03
6Shine On
recording of:
Shine On
writer:
John Edwards (bassist (Status Quo/Dexys Midnight Runners)) and Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
4:50
7Making Waves
recording of:
Making Waves
writer:
Bernie Frost and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3:57
8Takin’ Care Of Business
cover recording of:
Takin’ Care of Business
lyricist and composer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Ranbach Music (publisher), Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Top Soil Music (publisher)
5:07
9A Mess of the Blues
engineer:
Steve Churchyard and Tim Summerhayes
producer:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1983) and Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
A Mess of Blues
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
3:21
10Paper Plane
recording of:
Paper Plane
writer:
Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:00
11Mystery Song
recording of:
Mystery Song
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
Birchwood Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1976)
4:01
12Break The Rules
assistant engineer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer) and Andy Miller (Scottish producer/engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Damon Lyon-Shaw
producer:
Roger Glover and Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
harmonica:
Robert Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) (in 1974)
instruments and vocals:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band) (in 1974)
piano:
Tom Parker (arranger & multi-instrumentalist) (in 1974)
arranger:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1974), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1974), Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1974), Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1974) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974)
recording of:
Break the Rules (in 1974)
writer:
John Coghlan, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo), Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Birchwood Music Ltd., Eaton Music Limited, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton, Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher), Status Quo Publishing and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3.53:40
13All Day And All Of The Night
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Helen Atkinson and Richard "Dread" Mann
recording engineer and mixer:
Chris West (engineer)
producer:
Mike Paxman (multi-instrumentalist & record producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
All Day and All of the Night
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd., Jay Boy and Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd.
recording of:
All Day and All of the Night
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd., Jay Boy and Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd.
2:29
14Do You Live In Fire
recording of:
Do You Live in Fire
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:15
15Down Down
producer:
Roger Glover and Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1974), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1974), Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1974), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1974), Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1975) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recording of:
Down Down
written in:
Los Angeles, California, United States
lyricist:
Francis Rossi
composer:
Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Eaton Music Limited, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton, Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher), Status Quo Publishing and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
43:53
16Spicks And Specks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Spicks and Specks
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
2:54
17Don’t Stop
cover recording of:
Don’t Stop
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Fleetwood Mac Music (publisher), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Gentoo Music, Inc. (in 1977)
3:44
18Daughter
recording of:
Daughter
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:02
19Mean Girl
recording of:
Mean Girl
writer:
Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:58
20Spinning Wheel Blues
recording of:
Spinning Wheel Blues
writer:
Francis Rossi and Bob Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
3:19
21Gerdundula
recording of:
Gerdundula
writer:
Colin James and John Manston (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
3:50
22Scooter & Status Quo - Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sheffield Tunes (in 2008)
recording of:
Whatever You Want
written in:
Jersey
writer:
Andy Bown and Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
publisher:
Birchwood Music Ltd., Eaton Music Limited, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
33:24
23Ice In The Sun
recording of:
Ice in the Sun
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Marty Wilde
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
2:12