Almost four years after their last studio album, and two years after Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt agreed to relaunch the hitherto moribund band, Status Quo bounced back with an album that came as close as Christmas to restating the glories that most fans believed were buried a decade earlier.
The title track sets things off in the way they mean to go on, a romping cover of a Bolland & Bolland number that could not have been further from the Quo norm if it had tried.
But the band make it its own, and then keep on sparking, through an excellent cover of Ian Hunter's "Speechless," on to the hit single "Dreamin'," and peaking with the seething "Overdose." Indeed, no matter how many crimes against their own reputation may have been committed by Quo earlier in the decade, In the Army Now offered salvation and forgiveness all round.
And, just for a moment there, it felt like this was one reunion that really was going to improve on its prototype.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin' HomeJohn David | Status Quo | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | CallingBernie Frost, Francis Rossi | Status Quo | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | In Your EyesBernie Frost, Francis Rossi | Status Quo | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Save MeRick Parfitt, Francis Rossi | Status Quo | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | In the Army NowRob Bolland | Status Quo | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Dreamin'Bernie Frost, Francis Rossi | Status Quo | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | End of the LineRick Parfitt | Status Quo | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | InvitationFrancis Rossi, Kenny Young | Status Quo | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Red SkyJohn David | Status Quo | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | SpeechlessIan Hunter | Status Quo | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | OverdoseRick Parfitt | Status Quo | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 293 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Bolland | Composer |
| 2 | Andrew Bown | Keyboards |
| 3 | John David | Composer |
| 4 | Dave Edmunds | Producer |
| 5 | Rhino Edwards | Bass |
| 6 | Bernie Frost | Composer |
| 7 | Ian Hunter | Composer |
| 8 | Rick Parfitt | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 9 | Jeff Rich | Drums |
| 10 | Francis Rossi | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 11 | Status Quo | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Simon Sullivan | Remixing |
| 13 | Gordon Vicary | Mastering |
| 14 | Mark Wilkinson | Cover Design |
| 15 | Pip Williams | Producer |
| 16 | Kenny Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |