Quid Pro Quo (album)

For the Brett Garsed and TJ Helmerich album, see Brett Garsed.

Quid Pro Quo
Studio album by
Status Quo
Released27 May 2011
Recorded2010–2011
StudioARSIS Studios, Surrey, England
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length53:15 (UK: 57.08)
LabelEagle Rock
ProducerFrancis Rossi, Mike Paxman
Status Quo chronology
Live at the BBC
(2010) 		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]

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 Albums Chart and featured 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]

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

Recorded at ARSIS Studios 2010–2011

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 83
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 32
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 157
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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.
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  11. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Status Quo". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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