1980 studio album by Status Quo
Just Supposin' is the thirteenth album by Status Quo . Co-produced by the group and John Eden, it was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios , Dublin . Released on 17 October 1980,[ 2] it entered the UK albums chart at number 4.
The Windmill Lane sessions were highly prolific for the band, resulting in two albums worth of material, Just Supposin' and its follow-up Never Too Late , released the next year.
Initially, two singles were issued from the album, "What You're Proposing ", and a double A-side, "Lies"/"Don't Drive My Car" . At the end of 1981, after the release of Never Too Late , an edited version of another track from Just Supposin' , the uncharacteristic ballad "Rock 'n' Roll ", also appeared as a single.
"Over the Edge" was co-written by bass player Alan Lancaster and Keith Lamb , lead singer of British bands The Case, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australia's successful glam rock band Hush .
The cover art work features the launch phase of a UGM-84 Harpoon submarine missile.[ 3]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
In their retrospective review, AllMusic mostly praised the album's set of songs, commenting that they "married the expected boogie to a new wave quirkiness that was straight out of the year's hippest fashion guides. It works, as well – for the most part, anyway."[ 1]
Track listing
Side one
"What You're Proposing " (Francis Rossi , Bernie Frost) – 4:18
"Run to Mummy" (Rossi, Andy Bown ) – 3:12
"Don't Drive My Car" (Rick Parfitt , Bown) – 4:32
"Lies " (Rossi, Frost) – 3:56
"Over the Edge" (Alan Lancaster , Keith Lamb ) – 4:33
Side two
"The Wild Ones" (Lancaster) – 4:02
"Name of the Game" (Rossi, Lancaster, Bown) – 4:29
"Coming and Going" (Parfitt, Bob Young ) – 6:21
"Rock 'n' Roll " (Rossi, Frost) – 5:23
2005 remaster bonus track
"AB Blues" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan , Bown) – 4:28
2017 deluxe edition bonus tracks
"AB Blues" – B-Side (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan , Bown)
"Coming and Going" - Writing version 1980
"Don't Drive My Car" - Live - Le Mans 1981
"Over the Edge" - Live - Le Mans 1981
"Rock N Roll" - Live - Le Mans 1981
"Something 'bout You Baby I Like" - Live - Le Mans 1981
"What You're Proposing" - Live - Le Mans 1981
Personnel
Status Quo
Additional personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ a b c "Just Supposin' - Status Quo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 15 May 2021 .
^ "Off the Record". NME . London, England: IPC Media : 4. 4 October 1980.
^ "Memim.com" . Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021 .
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
^ "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – Just Supposin'..." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Just Supposin'..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Just Supposin'..." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – Just Supposin'..." . Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Just Supposin'..." . Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . 1981. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022 .
^ "French album certifications – Status Quo – Just Supposing" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 February 2021 . Select STATUS QUO and click OK.
^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392 .
^ "Tooveys: Status Quo: a Swiss 'Gold' sales award for the album 'Just Supposin' ' " . 20 December 2020.
^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – Just Supposin' " . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 February 2021 .
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