The Quo History Part 3
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Status Quo in 1978 |
1977 - 'Quo Live' - recorded at Glasgow Apollo - enters the Album Chart at Number Three. The band decide to use producer Pip Williams for their new album and they embark on a massive world tour to coincide with the release of the 'Rockin All Over The World' single (No.3) and album (No.5), taking them to the Far East, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
1978 - Quo headline the Reading Festival and the 'If You Can't Stand The Heat' album, their second with producer Pip Williams enters the Album Chart at Number Three.The years hit singles are 'Again And Again' (No.13) and 'Accident Prone' (No.36).
1979 - 'Whatever You Want' hits Number four in both the Single and Album Charts while 'Living On an Island' reaches Number Sixteen. Quo as always are on the road, doing a European tour of 28 shows in 30 days in hazardous weather conditions and a forty date UK tour starting at Wembley Arena and finishing at the Odeon, Hammersmith with all the dates sold out.
1980 - '12 Gold Bars' - a compilation of the Quo hits to date enters the Album Chart at Number Five while the 'Just Supposin' Album goes one better at Number Four. Further hit singles are notched up with 'What Your Proposing' (No.2) and 'Lies/Don't Drive My Car' (No.11)
1981 - Quo are awarded the coveted Music Therapy Silver Clef Award for services to British Music. 'Never Too Late' debuts at Number Two in the Album Chart. Two further Top Ten hits are secured with the release of 'Something 'Bout You Baby I Like' (No.9) and 'Rock 'n' Roll' (No.8) .
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Quo in 1982
left to right:
Alan Lancaster, Andrew Bown, Pete Kircher
Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
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1982 - Quo's long serving drummer John Coghlan leaves the band and is replaced by former 'Original Mirrors' drummer Pete Kircher. The '1+9+8+2' album enters the Album Chart at Number One. Quo become the first Rock band to play a charity attended by Royalty - A televised show at Birminghams' NEC before HRH Prince Charles to launch his Prince's Trust charity. Quo's hit singles for the year are 'Dear John', 'She Don't Fool Me' and 'Caroline (Live at the NEC)'. Quo headline the giant Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donnington.
1983 - 'Back To Back' provides another Top Ten album and the band release a further hat trick of hit singles with 'Ol' Rag Blues' (No.9), 'A Mess of The Blues' (No.15) and 'Marguerita Time' (No.3)
1984 - Quo release their thirteenth hit single with 'Goin Down Tonight' (No.20) before announcing that the band will quit live work following the massive 'End Of The Road' world tour. 'The Wanderer' reaches Number Five in the Singles Chart. Francis and Rick take part in the Band Aid single 'Do They Know It's Christmas'. '12 Gold Bars-volume 2' provides another Top Ten album while the 'End of the Road' video becomes the fastest selling music video ever.
1985 - Quo reform to open Live Aid with 'Rockin' All Over The World', the song which was to become the anthem for the biggest live event in music history.
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Rick and Francis
Rockin' All Over The World ..at Live Aid |
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