Rockin' All Over the World (album)

Rockin' All Over The World
Studio album by
Status Quo
Released11 November 1977
GenreHard rock
Length45:19
LabelVertigo (UK)
Capitol (USA)
ProducerPip Williams
Status Quo chronology
Live!
(1977) 		Rockin' All Over The World
(1977) 		If You Can't Stand the Heat...
(1978)
Singles from Rockin' All Over the World
  1. "Rockin' All Over the World"
    Released: 30 September 1977 [1]
  2. "Rockers Rollin'" / "Hold You Back"
    Released: 1977 (EU)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]

Rockin' All Over the World is the tenth studio album by British band Status Quo. It is their first to be produced by Pip Williams. Released in November 1977, it reached #5 in the UK.[4]

"A poxy album," said guitarist and singer Francis Rossi. "There's nothing poxy about Rockin' All Over the World," countered guitarist Rick Parfitt. "It's fucking great. Pip added some class into the production and, from then onwards, we got quite posh – for us." Uncharacteristically, bassist Alan Lancaster agreed with Rossi: "When Pip Williams started producing us was when everything started to go wrong."[5]

The title track, written and originally recorded by John Fogerty, was released as a single in September 1977, peaking at #3 in the UK.[6] Its b-side was "Ring of a Change", from their previous studio album Blue for You. No other singles were issued from the album, although "Can't Give You More" was re-recorded by the band for 1991's Rock 'Til You Drop and issued as a single, reaching #37.

The album was reissued by Mercury in 2005 with a bonus track: a cover of the Beatles' "Getting Better", initially recorded in 1976 for the soundtrack of the film All This and World War II. This track was omitted from a deluxe edition released in late 2015; however, for this reissue, the entire album was remixed and reordered by original engineer John Eden. Several of the new mixes feature longer play-outs and the overall sound was stripped back to the core of two guitars, bass and drums, with occasional keyboard parts. As a further bonus, four demos were included.

Track listing

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The original album release included the tracks:[7]

Side one
  1. "Hard Time" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt) – 4:45
  2. "Can't Give You More" (Rossi, Bob Young) – 4:15
  3. "Let's Ride" (Alan Lancaster) – 3:03
  4. "Baby Boy" (Rossi, Young) – 3:12
  5. "You Don't Own Me" (Lancaster, Mick Green) – 3:03
  6. "Rockers Rollin'" (Parfitt, Jackie Lynton) – 4:19
Side two
  1. "Rockin' All Over the World" (John Fogerty) – 3:36
  2. "Who Am I" (Pip Williams, Peter Hutchins) – 4:30
  3. "Too Far Gone" (Lancaster) – 3:08
  4. "For You" (Parfitt) – 3:01
  5. "Dirty Water" (Rossi, Young) – 3:51
  6. "Hold You Back" (Rossi, Parfitt, Young) – 4:30

2005 remaster bonus track

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  1. "Getting Better" (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:19

2015 deluxe edition bonus tracks: John Eden Remix

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  1. "Hold You Back" - 5:10
  2. "Baby Boy" - 3:18
  3. "Rockers Rollin'" - 4:41
  4. "Who am I?" - 5:10
  5. "Rockin' All Over the World" - 3:50
  6. "Dirty Water" - 4:16
  7. "Can't Give You More" - 5:26
  8. "Let's Ride" - 3:04
  9. "For You" - 3:08
  10. "Too Far Gone" - 3:09
  11. "You Don't Own Me" - 3:29
  12. "Hard Time" - 4:39
  13. "Dirty Water" (1st Demo 1976) - 4:16
  14. "Baby Boy" (1st Demo 1976) - 2:49
  15. "Hard Time" (1st Demo 1976) - 4:47
  16. "Hold You Back" (Studio Demo 1977) - 3:40

Personnel

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Credits from Discogs[7] and SoundOnSound.[8]

Status Quo

Additional personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Rockin' All Over the World
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 2× Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[20] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 100,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World". Hitparade.ch.
  2. ^ "Rockin' All Over the World - Status Quo | Album". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via Robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Official albums Chart results matching: Rockin' all over the World". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ Ling, Dave (January 2002). "Again again again…". Classic Rock #36. p. 72.
  6. ^ "Official singles Chart results matching: Rockin' all over the World". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Status Quo – Rockin' All Over The World". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. 11 November 1977. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. ^ Buskin, Richard. "Classic Tracks: Status Quo 'Rockin' All Over the World'". SoundOnSound. Sound On Sound. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  12. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Select Status Quo from the menu, then press OK.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  15. ^ "Charts.nz – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1978. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  20. ^ "French album certifications – Status Quo" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Select STATUS QUO and click OK. 
  21. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Status Quo; 'Rocking All Over The World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  22. ^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
  23. ^ Bonhams : Status Quo: a Swiss 'Gold' sales award for the album 'Rockin' All Over The World', October 1978 at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 December 2020)
  24. ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over The World". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 September 2021.


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