Blue for You
Blue for You is the ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo. It was released in March 1976, and is the last album until 1980's Just Supposin' that they produced themselves, which resulted in subsequent albums having a noticeably lighter, more pop oriented sound.
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Released | March 1976 | |||
Recorded | December 1975 – January 1976 | |||
Studio | Phonogram Studios, London | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 37:09 | |||
Label | Vertigo (UK) Capitol (USA) | |||
Producer | Damon Lyon-Shaw, Status Quo | |||
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Singles from Blue for You | ||||
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Rick Parfitt's "Rain", the first single from the album, reached No. 7 in the UK charts after its release in February 1976. Its B-side was the non-album track "You Lost the Love", written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young.
The album was released the following month. It entered the British album chart at No. 1 and stayed there for three weeks, making it one of their most successful long players.
An edited version of Parfitt and Young's "Mystery Song", released in July that year, was the second single from the album, and peaked at No. 11 a few months later. Parfitt and Alan Lancaster's "Drifting Away", from their 1974 album Quo, served as the single's B-side.
In December that year the band decided to release a cover of "Wild Side of Life", a song made famous by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys, and written by Arlie Carter and William Warren. Its B-side was a new Rossi/Lancaster composition, "All Through the Night". The single reached No. 9.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | ""Is There a Better Way"" | Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster | Lancaster | 3:31 |
2. | "Mad About the Boy" | Francis Rossi, Bob Young | Rossi | 3:35 |
3. | "Ring of A Change" | Rossi, Young | Rossi | 3:40 |
4. | "Blue For You" | Alan Lancaster | Lancaster | 4:08 |
5. | "Rain" | Rick Parfitt | Parfitt | 4:24 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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6. | "Rolling Home" | Rossi, Lancaster | Lancaster | 3:01 |
7. | "That's A Fact" | Rossi, Young | Rossi | 4:20 |
8. | "Ease Your Mind" | Lancaster | Lancaster | 3:12 |
9. | "Mystery Song" | Parfitt, Young | Parfitt | 6:44 |
2005 reissue bonus tracks
- "You Lost the Love" (Rossi, Young)
- "Mystery Song [Single Version]" (Parfitt, Young) - 4:00
- "Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) - 3:17
- "All Through the Night" (Rossi, Lancaster)
- "Wild Side of Life [Demo Version]" (Carter, Warren)
Personnel
- John Coghlan - drums
- Alan Lancaster - bass, guitar, vocals
- Rick Parfitt - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Francis Rossi - guitar, vocals
Chart positions
Year (1976) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 3 |
UK Albums Chart[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 20 |
References
- AllMusic review
- Reid, Steven. "Status Quo: Blue for You (Deluxe Edition)". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.