Quid Pro Quo (album)

For the Brett Garsed and TJ Helmerich album, see Brett Garsed.

2011 studio album by Status Quo

Quid Pro Quo

Studio album by

Status Quo

Released| 27 May 2011
Recorded| 2010–2011
Studio| ARSIS Studios, Surrey, England
Genre| Hard rock, blues rock
Length| 53:15 (UK: 57.08)
Label| Eagle Rock
Producer| Francis Rossi, Mike Paxman
Status Quo chronology
| Live at the BBC
(2010)  | Quid Pro Quo
(2011)  | Bula Quo!
(2013)

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Singles from  Quid Pro Quo

1. "In the Army Now (2010)"
Released: 26 September 2010
2. "Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You"
Released: 20 April 2011
3. "Two Way Traffic"
Released: 15 August 2011
4. "Better Than That"
Released: 28 November 2011
5. "Movin' On"
Released: 2 January 2012
6. "The Winner"
Released: 9 July 2012

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
BBC| (favourable)[2]
Classic Rock| [3]
MusicOMH| [4]

Quid Pro Quo is the twenty-ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released in May 2011. The album debuted at number 10 in the UK Albums Chart and featured 14 new songs, as well as the 2010 version of their 1986 hit "In the Army Now" which was re-recorded in support of the Help for Heroes and British Forces Foundation charities. The re-recorded version had been included as a new track on the Quo rarities compilation album In the Army Now (2010) the previous year. The accompanying Official Live Bootleg album features 12 older songs recorded by the band in concert in Amsterdam and Melbourne in 2010. In the UK the album was only available at branches of Tesco stores for its first week before being released conventionally on the band's Fourth Chord label on 6 June 2011.[4]

The single "Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You" was initially released as a free track download from the band's official website, and was included on BBC Radio 2's 'A' playlist from 14 May 2011 onwards. The album was Radio 2's 'Album Of The Week' for the week commencing 28 May 2011. Subsequent singles "Two Way Traffic", "Better Than That" and "The Winner" were also included on the Radio 2 'A' playlist, and "Movin' On" was placed on the Radio 2 'B' playlist.

## Track listing

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1. "Two Way Traffic" (Francis Rossi, John Edwards) – 4:00
2. "Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You" (Rossi, Andy Bown) – 3:32
3. "Dust to Gold" (Rossi, Bown, Edwards) – 4:52
4. "Let's Rock" (Rick Parfitt, Wayne Morris) – 4:28
5. "Can't See for Looking" (Parfitt, Bown, Edwards) – 3:55
6. "Better Than That" (Rossi, Bob Young) – 3:18
7. "Movin' On" (Rossi, Young) – 4:05
8. "Leave a Little Light On" (Parfitt, Morris) – 4:05
9. "Any Way You Like It" (Bown, Alan Crook, Edwards) – 3:18
10. "Frozen Hero" (Rossi, Bown) – 4:21
11. "Reality Cheque" (Parfitt, Edwards) – 4:05
12. "The Winner" (Rossi, Young) – 3:18
13. "It's All About You" (Rossi, Young) – 2:54
14. "My Old Ways" (Rossi, Young) – 3:04
15. "In the Army Now" (Rob Bolland, Fred Bolland) (UK release only) – 3:53

## Official Live Bootleg track listing

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1. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt, Bown) – 5:12
2. "Down Down" (Rossi, Young) – 5:06
3. "Don't Drive My Car" (Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 3:51
4. "Hold You Back" (Rossi, Young, Parfitt) – 4:38
5. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Rossi) – 2:29
6. "Ice in the Sun" (Marty Wilde, Ronnie Scott) – 2:14
7. "Beginning of the End" (Rossi, Edwards) – 4:27
8. "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi, Young, Alan Lancaster, Parfitt, John Coghlan) – 5:58
9. "Caroline" (Rossi, Young) – 5:08
10. "Rockin' All Over the World" (John Cameron Fogerty) – 4:07

### Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

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11. "Paper Plane" (Rossi, Young) – 3:38
12. "Softer Ride" (Lancaster, Parfitt) – 3:46

## Personnel

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* Francis Rossi \- vocals, lead guitar
* Rick Parfitt \- vocals, guitar
* John Edwards \- bass, vocals
* Andy Bown \- keyboards
* Matt Letley \- drums

### Additional personnel

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* Bob Young \- harmonica on track 13
* Nick Rossi - backing vocals on tracks 2, 6, 7, 12–14
* Kick Horns - horns on track 4
* Simon Clarke - baritone sax
* Paul Spong - trumpet
* Tim Sanders - tenor sax
* Corps of Army Music, Kneller Hall, Twickenham and the voice of WO Eliott Drake on track 15

Recorded at ARSIS Studios 2010–2011

## Charts

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Chart (2011)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 83
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 32
French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 157
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] | 37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 8
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] | 4

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Silver  | 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ O'Brien, Jon. Status Quo: Quid Pro Quo > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
2. ^ Diver, Mike (26 May 2011). "Review: Quid Pro Quo". BBC Music. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
3. ^ Staunton, Terry (January 2014). "Status Quo - Reissues". Classic Rock (192): 122.
4. ^ a b Ishaq, Farah (6 June 2011). "Review: Quid Pro Quo". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – Quid Pro Quo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Status Quo – Quid Pro Quo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Status Quo – Quid Pro Quo" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Quid Pro Quo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Status Quo – Quid Pro Quo". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Quid Pro Quo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
11. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Status Quo". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Quid Pro Quo". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – Quid Pro Quo". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
16. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
17. ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – Quid Pro Quo". British Phonographic Industry.

* v
* t
* e

Status Quo

* Francis Rossi
* Andy Bown
* John 'Rhino' Edwards
* Leon Cave
* Richie Malone

* Alan Lancaster
* John Coghlan
* Roy Lynes
* Rick Parfitt
* Pete Kircher
* Jeff Rich
* Matt Letley

Studio albums|

* Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
* Spare Parts
* Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon
* Dog of Two Head
* Piledriver
* Hello!
* Quo
* On the Level
* Blue for You
* Rockin' All Over the World
* If You Can't Stand the Heat...
* Whatever You Want
* Just Supposin'
* Never Too Late
* 1+9+8+2
* Back to Back
* In the Army Now
* Ain't Complaining
* Perfect Remedy
* Rock 'til You Drop
* Thirsty Work
* Don't Stop
* Under the Influence
* Famous in the Last Century
* Heavy Traffic
* Riffs
* The Party Ain't Over Yet
* In Search of the Fourth Chord
* Quid Pro Quo
* Bula Quo!
* Aquostic
* Aquostic II
* Backbone

Live albums|

* Live!
* Live at the NEC
* Live Alive Quo
* Live at the BBC

Box sets|

* From the Makers of...

Compilation albums|

* 12 Gold Bars
* 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2
* Rocking All Over the Years
* Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo
* XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits
* Pictures – 40 Years of Hits

Singles|

* "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
* "Ice in the Sun"
* "Are You Growing Tired of My Love"
* "The Price of Love"
* "Down the Dustpipe"
* "In My Chair"
* "Paper Plane"
* "Mean Girl"
* "Caroline"
* "Break the Rules"
* "Down Down"
* "Roll Over Lay Down"
* "Rain"
* "Mystery Song"
* "The Wild Side of Life"
* "Rockin' All Over the World"
* "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back"
* "Again and Again"
* "Accident Prone"
* "Whatever You Want"
* "Living on an Island"
* "What You're Proposing"
* "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car"
* "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like"
* "Rock 'n' Roll"
* "Dear John"
* "She Don't Fool Me"
* "Ol' Rag Blues"
* "A Mess of Blues"
* "Marguerita Time"
* "Going Down Town Tonight"
* "The Wanderer"
* "Rollin' Home"
* "Red Sky"
* "In the Army Now"
* "Dreamin'"
* "Ain't Complaining"
* "Who Gets the Love?"
* "Running All Over the World"
* "Burning Bridges"
* "Not at All"
* "Little Dreamer"
* "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)"
* "Can't Give You More"
* "Rock 'til You Drop"
* "Roadhouse Medley"
* "Come On You Reds"
* "I Didn't Mean It"
* "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!"
* "Restless"
* "When You Walk in the Room"
* "Fun Fun Fun"
* "Don't Stop"
* "All Around My Hat"
* "The Way It Goes"
* "Little White Lies"
* "Twenty Wild Horses"
* "Mony Mony"
* "Old Time Rock and Roll"
* "Jam Side Down"
* "All Stand Up"
* "You'll Come 'Round"
* "Thinking of You"
* "The Party Ain't Over Yet"
* "All That Counts Is Love"
* "Beginning of the End"
* "It's Christmas Time"

Other songs|

* "Forty Five Hundred Times"
* "Bye Bye Johnny"
* "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"

See also|

* Discography
* Members
* Bob Young
* Bula Quo!

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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