Pictures – 40 Years of Hits

Pictures – 40 Years of Hits
Compilation album by
Released10 November 2008
GenreRock, boogie rock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock
LabelUniversal
Producervarious
Status Quo chronology
In Search of the Fourth Chord
(2007)
Pictures – 40 Years of Hits
(2008)
Quid Pro Quo
(2011)
Alternative cover
Earbook boxset cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Musicfavourable[2]

Pictures – 40 Years of Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Status Quo, and was released on 10 November 2008. The album was available as a standard double CD, a double CD+DVD deluxe edition, and the four-CD earbook boxset, containing the single versions of all 76 Status Quo singles (including five singles in collaboration with other acts) from 1968 to 2008 inclusive, housed in a box that included a 120-page booklet and reproduction prints of fifty versions of Status Quo single and album covers recreated by famous musicians and celebrities. The original artwork was later auctioned off to raise money for the Prince's Trust, a charity Status Quo has long supported.[3]

Track listing

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Disc 1

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  1. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" – 3:09
  2. "Ice in the Sun" – 2:10
  3. "Down the Dustpipe" – 2:02
  4. "In My Chair" – 3:13
  5. "Paper Plane" – 2:58
  6. "Mean Girl" – 3:36
  7. "Caroline" – 3:47
  8. "Break the Rules" – 3:38
  9. "Down Down" – 3:51
  10. "Roll Over Lay Down" (live) – 5:41
  11. "Rain" – 4:34
  12. "Mystery Song" – 3:59
  13. "Wild Side of Life" – 3:16
  14. "Rockin' All Over the World" – 3:34
  15. "Again and Again" – 3:40
  16. "Whatever You Want" – 3:48
  17. "Living on an Island" – 3:48
  18. "What You're Proposing" – 3:52
  19. "Lies" – 3:54
  20. "Don't Drive My Car" – 4:13

Disc 2

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  1. "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" – 2:39
  2. "Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:50
  3. "Dear John" – 3:11
  4. "Ol' Rag Blues" – 2:46
  5. "A Mess of Blues" – 3:20
  6. "Marguerita Time" – 3:20
  7. "The Wanderer" – 3:21
  8. "Rollin' Home" – 3:58
  9. "Red Sky" – 4:10
  10. "In the Army Now" – 3:40
  11. "Ain't Complaining" – 3:58
  12. "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" – 3:51
  13. "The Anniversary Waltz – Part One" – 5:32
  14. "I Didn't Mean It" – 3:22
  15. "Fun, Fun, Fun" (with The Beach Boys) – 3:03
  16. "Jam Side Down" – 3:28
  17. "You'll Come 'Round" – 3:24
  18. "The Party Ain't Over Yet" – 3:51
  19. "Beginning of the End" – 3:17
  20. "It's Christmas Time" – 4:11

Deluxe edition

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Discs 1 and 2 as standard edition.

DVD track listing

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  1. Interview with Francis Rossi – 28:04
  2. Interview with Rick Parfitt – 24:10
  3. "Running All Over the World" – 3:35
  4. "Can't Give You More" – 3:43
  5. "Rock 'Til You Drop"
  6. "Sherri Don't Fail Me Now" – 2:50
  7. "Restless" – 4:10
  8. "I Didn't Mean It" – 3:24
  9. "The Way It Goes" – 3:18
  10. "Jam Side Down" – 3:31
  11. "You'll Come 'Round" – 3:22
  12. "Thinking of You" – 3:37
  13. "The Party Ain't Over Yet" – 4:21
  14. "Beginning of the End" – 3:19
  15. "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" – 3:25

4-CD "earBOOK" track listing

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Disc 1

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No.TitleLength
1."Pictures of Matchstick Men" 
2."Black Veils of Melancholy" 
3."Ice in the Sun" 
4."Make Me Stay a Bit Longer" 
5."Are You Growing Tired of My Love" 
6."The Price of Love" 
7."Down the Dustpipe" 
8."In My Chair" 
9."Tune to the Music" 
10."Paper Plane" 
11."Mean Girl" 
12."Gerdundula" 
13."Caroline" 
14."Break the Rules" 
15."Down Down" 
16."Roll Over Lay Down (live)" 
17."Rain" 
18."Mystery Song" 
19."Wild Side of Life" 

Disc 2

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No.TitleLength
1."Rockin' All Over the World" 
2."Again and Again" 
3."Accident Prone" 
4."Whatever You Want" 
5."Living on an Island" 
6."What You're Proposing" 
7."Lies" 
8."Don't Drive My Car" 
9."Something 'Bout You Baby, I Like" 
10."Rock n' Roll" 
11."Dear John" 
12."She Don't Fool Me" 
13."Caroline (live)" 
14."Ol' Rag Blues" 
15."A Mess of Blues" 
16."Marguerita Time" 
17."Going Down Town Tonight" 

Disc 3

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No.TitleLength
1."The Wanderer" 
2."Rollin' Home" 
3."Red Sky" 
4."In the Army Now" 
5."Dreamin'" 
6."Ain't Complaining" 
7."Who Gets the Love?" 
8."Running All Over the World" 
9."Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)" 
10."Not at All" 
11."Little Dreamer" 
12."The Anniversary Waltz – Part One" 
13."The Anniversary Waltz – Part Two" 
14."Can't Give You More" 
15."Rock 'Til You Drop" 
16."Roadhouse Medley (Anniversary Waltz – Part 25)" 
17."Fakin' the Blues" 
18."I Didn't Mean It" 

Disc 4

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No.TitleLength
1."Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" 
2."Restless" 
3."When You Walk in the Room" 
4."Fun, Fun, Fun" (Status Quo with the Beach Boys) 
5."Don't Stop" 
6."All Around My Hat" (Status Quo and Maddy Prior from Steeleye Span) 
7."The Way It Goes" 
8."Little White Lies" 
9."Twenty Wild Horses" 
10."Mony Mony" 
11."Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" 
12."Jam Side Down" 
13."All Stand Up (Never Say Never)" 
14."You'll Come 'Round" 
15."Thinking of You" 
16."The Party Ain't Over Yet" 
17."All That Counts Is Love" 
18."Beginning of the End" 
19."It's Christmas Time" 
20."Come On You Reds" (Manchester United Football Squad and Status Quo) 
21."We're Gonna Do It Again" (Manchester United Football Squad with Status Quo featuring Stryker) 
22."Jump That Rock! (Whatever You Want)" (Scooter vs. Status Quo) 

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Schnee, Steve "Spaz". Status Quo: Pictures: 40 Years of Hits > Review at AllMusic
  2. ^ Jones, Chris (14 November 2008). "Review: Status Quo – Pictures: 40 Years of Hits". BBC Music. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. ^ earBOOKS website
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Pictures - 40 Years Of Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – Pictures". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 February 2021.