Whatever You Want
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Whatever You Want is the twelfth studio 1979
rock album by the British
band Status Quo. It features 10 tracks including the title track
.
This was the bands 3rd album to be produced by Pip Williams
. Recording for this album started in December 1978 at Hilversum Studios in Holland, with the final mixes being completed in London in March 1979. The album was released 12th October 1979 and entered the chart on the 20th October 1979, reaching as high as No.4. The first single from the album - Whatever You Want - was released 14th September, with Hard Ride as the b-side, and rose to its highest chart position of No.3. The second single from the album was Living On An Island, the b-side being Runaway. This was released on the 16th November 1979, and reached No.16 in the chart.
The album was remixed for the US market and this version was released in the USA under the title "Now Hear This" in 1980, although this version has never been released on CD anywhere in the world. The tracks "Whatever You Want" and "Living On An Island" were also swapped in the running order of the US remixed version.
format in 1991
, on a CD also containing Just Supposin'
. To make the two albums fit the single disc, the track "High Flyer" was omitted (the track "The Wild Ones" was omitted from Just Supposin'
).
The album was digitally remastered and released in compact disc
format in 2005
. The first release was on March 7, 2005 by Mercury Records
in the United Kingdom
; the second, on July 12, 2005 by Universal Records International
in the United States
and elsewhere.
1979 in music
See also:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.-January–February:*January 1...
rock album by the British
United Kingdom
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band Status Quo. It features 10 tracks including the title track
Whatever You Want (song)
"Whatever You Want" is a rock song by the British rock band Status Quo. Written by Rick Parfitt and Andy Bown, it was released on the album of the same name in 1979 and has become one of the band's better-known works...
.
This was the bands 3rd album to be produced by Pip Williams
Pip Williams
Pip Williams, is a record producer, arranger and guitarist, best known for producing albums for Status Quo and The Moody Blues.-Career:...
. Recording for this album started in December 1978 at Hilversum Studios in Holland, with the final mixes being completed in London in March 1979. The album was released 12th October 1979 and entered the chart on the 20th October 1979, reaching as high as No.4. The first single from the album - Whatever You Want - was released 14th September, with Hard Ride as the b-side, and rose to its highest chart position of No.3. The second single from the album was Living On An Island, the b-side being Runaway. This was released on the 16th November 1979, and reached No.16 in the chart.
The album was remixed for the US market and this version was released in the USA under the title "Now Hear This" in 1980, although this version has never been released on CD anywhere in the world. The tracks "Whatever You Want" and "Living On An Island" were also swapped in the running order of the US remixed version.
Track listing
- "Whatever You WantWhatever You Want (song)"Whatever You Want" is a rock song by the British rock band Status Quo. Written by Rick Parfitt and Andy Bown, it was released on the album of the same name in 1979 and has become one of the band's better-known works...
" (Parfitt/Bown) - 4:04 - "Shady Lady" (Rossi/Young) - 3:00
- "Who Asked You" (Lancaster) - 4:00
- "Your Smiling Face" (Parfitt/Bown) - 4:25
- "Living on an Island" (Parfitt/Young) - 4:48
- "Come Rock with Me" (Rossi/Frost) - 3:15
- "Rockin' On" (Rossi/Frost) - 3:25
- "RunawayRunaway (Status Quo song)"Runaway" is a 1979 song by British band Status Quo from their album Whatever You Want. "Runaway" was also the B-side of the "Living on an Island" single....
" (Rossi/Frost) - 4:39 - "High Flyer" (Lancaster/Young) - 3:47
- "Breaking Away" (Rossi/Parfitt/Bown) - 6:44
2005 reissue bonus tracks
- "Hard Ride" (Lancaster/GreenMick GreenMichael Robert "Mick" Green was an English rock and roll guitarist who played with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.-Biography:He was born Michael Robert Green, in Matlock, Derbyshire...
) - "Bad Company" (WilliamsPip WilliamsPip Williams, is a record producer, arranger and guitarist, best known for producing albums for Status Quo and The Moody Blues.-Career:...
/Hutchins) - "Another Game In Town" (demo) (Rossi/Frost)
- "Shady Lady" (demo) (Rossi/Young)
- "Rearrange" (demo) (Rossi/Frost)
- "Living On An Island" (single version) (Parfitt/Young)
Re-releases
The album was first released in compact discCompact Disc
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format in 1991
1991 in music
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, on a CD also containing Just Supposin'
Just Supposin'
Just Supposin' is the thirteenth album by Status Quo. Co-produced by the group and John Eden, it was recorded at Windmill Lane Studio, Dublin. Released in October 1980, it entered the album chart at No 4....
. To make the two albums fit the single disc, the track "High Flyer" was omitted (the track "The Wild Ones" was omitted from Just Supposin'
Just Supposin'
Just Supposin' is the thirteenth album by Status Quo. Co-produced by the group and John Eden, it was recorded at Windmill Lane Studio, Dublin. Released in October 1980, it entered the album chart at No 4....
).
The album was digitally remastered and released in compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
format in 2005
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
. The first release was on March 7, 2005 by Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
; the second, on July 12, 2005 by Universal Records International
Universal Records
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in the United States
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and elsewhere.
Personnel
- Francis RossiFrancis RossiFrancis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE is a British musician best known for being a co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, in which he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar.- Career :...
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Rick ParfittRick ParfittRichard John Parfitt, OBE is best known for being a singer and the rhythm guitarist in the English rock band Status Quo.-Career:...
- Guitar, vocals - Alan LancasterAlan LancasterAlan Lancaster is a bassist and a founding ex-member of the English rock band, Status Quo...
- BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - John CoghlanJohn Coghlan (drummer)John Robert Coghlan was an original member of the English rock band, Status Quo.The son of a Glasgow-born father and a London born half-French mother, Coghlan grew up in Dulwich, and was educated at Kingsdale Comprehensive school until leaving school at 15 to begin an apprenticeship as a...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Andy BownAndy BownAndy Bown is an English musician, who has specialised in keyboards and bass guitar. He is a member of the rock band Status Quo.-Career:...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...