Recorded side-by-side with the following year's Never Too Late, Just Supposin' ushered Status Quo into a new decade with a surprising new sound, one that 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.
"Run to Mummy" and "Name of the Game," both co-written by keyboard player Andy Bown, are delightfully prickly, while "Don't Drive My Car" is one of the latter day band's most sparkling performances.
Of course the old Quo is still blazing.
"What You're Proposing," the album's first hit single (and one of the biggest in Quo's entire career) is back to basics brilliant, while both "Lies" and "Over the Edge" shrug away their less than memorable riffs to become catchy little rockers in their own right.
And then there's "Rock 'N' Roll," a made to measure terrace anthem that, once past the somewhat maudlin lyrics, becomes one of the biggest crowd-pleasers in the whole Quo catalog, not to mention one of the few songs out there that can actually take such a hoary old message and make it sound meaningful.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What You're ProposingBernie Frost, Francis Rossi | Status Quo | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Don't Drive My CarAndy Bown, Rick Parfitt | Status Quo | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | LiesBernie Frost, Francis Rossi | Status Quo | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Over the EdgeAlan Lancaster | Status Quo | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Name of the GameAndrew Bown, Alan Lancaster, Francis Rossi | Status Quo | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Coming and GoingRick Parfitt, Kenny Young | Status Quo | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 7 | Rock 'N' RollBernie Frost, Francis Rossi | Status Quo | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 8 | The Wild One | Status Quo | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 243 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Bown | Composer |
| 2 | Andy Bown | Composer, Keyboards, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Mark Brennan | Project Coordinator |
| 4 | John Coghlan | Composer, Drums |
| 5 | Gary Fielding | Liner Notes |
| 6 | Bernie Frost | Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Alan Lancaster | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 8 | Rick Parfitt | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 9 | Francis Rossi | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 10 | Tim Smith | Artwork |
| 11 | Status Quo | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Tim Turan | Mastering |
| 13 | Kenny Young | Composer |
| 14 | Rob Young | Harmonica |
| 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). |