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
Released	May 3, 1974
Recorded	Spring 1974
Studio	IBC Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock
Length	36:54
Label	Vertigo (UK) A&M (USA)
Producer	Status Quo
Status Quo chronology
Hello! (1973) Quo (1974) On the Level (1975)
Singles from Quo
"Break the Rules" Released: 1974

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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.