If You Can't Stand the Heat...
If You Can't Stand The Heat... | ||||
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Studio album by Status Quo | ||||
Released | 27 October 1978[1] | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Studio | Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland | |||
Genre | Hard rock, boogie rock | |||
Length | 37:54 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Producer | Pip Williams | |||
Status Quo chronology | ||||
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Singles from If You Can't Stand the Heat | ||||
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If You Can't Stand the Heat... is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Status Quo. Recorded at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland, and produced by Pip Williams, it was released in October 1978 and reached number three in the UK Albums Chart. The sleeve notes that Aphex Aural Exciter was used in the recording process, thus contributing to a more atmospheric sound than its predecessor, Rockin' All Over The World.[citation needed] Unusually for a Status Quo record, a brass section, the David Katz Horns, was used, as well as a backing vocal trio: Jacquie Sullivan, Stevie Lange, and Joy Yates.
"Again and Again" was the first single to be released from the album and managed to reach number 13 in the UK Singles Chart.
The second single to be released from the album was an edited version of "Accident Prone" which peaked at number 36 in the UK.
Track listing
- "Again and Again" (Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, Jackie Lynton) — 3:41
- "I'm Giving Up My Worryin'" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) — 3:02
- "Gonna Teach You to Love Me" (Alan Lancaster, Michael Green) — 3:11
- "Someone Show Me Home" (Rossi, Frost) — 3:49
- "Long Legged Linda" (Bown) — 3:29
- "Oh, What a Night" (Parfitt, Bown) — 3:46
- "Accident Prone" (Pip Williams, Peter Hutchins) — 5:08
- "Stones" (Lancaster) — 3:53
- "Let Me Fly" (Rossi, Frost) — 4:25
- "Like a Good Girl" (Rossi, Robert Young) — 3:26
2005 reissue bonus track
- "Accident Prone" (single version) (Williams, Hutchins)
Personnel
Status Quo
- Francis Rossi – guitar, vocals
- Rick Parfitt – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Alan Lancaster – bass guitar, guitar, vocals
- John Coghlan – drums
Additional musicians
- Andy Bown – keyboards, backing vocals
- Frank Ricotti – percussion
- Jacquie Sullivan – backing vocals
- Stevie Lange – backing vocals
- Joy Yates – backing vocals
- The David Katz Horns – horns
Charts
Chart (1978-1979) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] | 21 |
French Albums (SNEP)[6] | 20 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 8 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 11 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] | 18 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 15 |
UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 3 |
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[12] | 17 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 20,000^ |
France (SNEP)[13] | Gold | 100,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[14] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Gold | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "UK Albums 2". Statusquo.org.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Status Quo - Again And Again". Hitparade.ch.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Status Quo - Accident Prone". Hitparade.ch.
- ^ "If You Can't Stand the Heat Review by Robert Aniento". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat..." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat". 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.
- ^ "French album certifications – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat..." (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Select STATUS QUO and click OK.
- ^ "Status Quo: A Swiss "Gold" Sales Award for "If You Can't Stand the Heat..." and "Live", 1978". Directupload.net. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat..." British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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- "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"
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- "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"
- "Forty Five Hundred Times"
- "Bye Bye Johnny"
- "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
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