''Riffs'' is the twenty-sixth studio album by the
English rock
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band
Status Quo, released in November 2003. Ten tracks were cover versions of pop and rock standards, the other five were re-recordings of songs they had previously issued during the 1970s. The initial release also included a bonus 9-track DVD, featuring footage recorded for television programs and also the video for the 2002 Top 20 hit 'Jam Side Down', recorded on
HMS ''Ark Royal''. This was originally planned to be released one week after the album "Heavy Traffic", but was pushed back in time by the record company.
The booklet includes studio (non-performing) pictures of the group taken at
Powderham Castle
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, Devon, where they played a gig shortly before completing the album.
UK Track listing
#"Caroline" (
Rossi,
Young
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Music
* The Young, an American ro ...
) 4:54
#"
I Fought The Law
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" (
Curtis
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) 3:04
#"
Born To Be Wild
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" (
Bonfire
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Etymology
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) 4:31
#"
Takin' Care of Business" (
Bachman) 5:07
#"
Wild One" (
O'Keefe
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, David Owens, Johnny Greenan) 3:47
#"
On The Road Again
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* ''On the Road Again'', a 1978 Rockets album
* ''On the Road Again'', a 1979 Roy Wood album
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" (Floyd Jones,
Wilson
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*Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rod ...
) 5:22
#"
Tobacco Road" (
Loudermilk) 2:39
#"
Centerfold
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" (Seth Justman) 3:48
#"
All Day And All Of The Night" (
Davies
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) 2:28
#"
Don't Bring Me Down
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History
"Don't Bring Me Down" is the band's ...
" (
Lynne) 3:57 *
#"Junior's Wailing" (
Kieran White
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,
Martin Pugh
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) 3:28
#"
Pump It Up" (
Costello) 3:30
#"
Down the Dustpipe
"Down the Dustpipe" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Carl Groszmann, and recorded by Status Quo.
Background
Groszmann was a client of Valley Music, who were affiliated to Status Quo's management in their early days. The grou ...
" (Carl Grossman) 2:21
#"
Whatever You Want" (
Parfitt,
Bown) 4:32
#"
Rockin' All Over The World
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" (
Fogerty) 3:56
* * ''Only on UK version''.
UK Track listing Bonus DVD
#"Caroline" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young)
#"Roll Over Lay Down" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt, John Coghlan)
#"Whatever You Want" (Rick Parfitt, Andrew Bown)
#"Forty-Five Hundred Times-Rain" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt) (Live at Heitere Open Air, Zofingen, Switzerland - August 2003)
#"Solid Gold" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) (Live at Heitere Open Air, Zofingen, Switzerland - August 2003)
#"Paper Plane" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) (Top of the Pops 2 Status Quo Special)
#"All Stand Up" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) (Top of the Pops)
#"Rockin All Over The World" (John Cameron Fogerty) (Top of the Pops 2000th Edition)
#"Jam Side Down" (Terry Britten, Charlie Dore) (Video)
Personnel
*
Francis Rossi
Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo.
Early life
Rossi was born ...
- Vocals & lead guitar
*
Rick Parfitt
Richard John Parfitt, (12 October 1948 24 December 2016) was an English musician, best known as a singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist with rock band Status Quo.
Parfitt began his career in the early 1960s, playing in pubs and holiday ...
- Vocals & guitar
*
John Edwards
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- Bass & vocals
*
Andy Bown
Andrew Steven Bown (born 27 March 1946) is an English musician, who has specialised in keyboards and bass guitar. He is a member of the rock band Status Quo.
Career
Bown's first major band was The Herd, along with Peter Frampton. After The ...
- Keyboards
*
Matt Letley
Matthew Letley (born 29 March 1961) is an English rock drummer, formerly with the English rock band, Status Quo.
Career
Letley attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, in Rochester, Kent. His first recordings, with his brothe ...
- Drums
Charts
Certifications
References
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2003 albums
Status Quo (band) albums
Albums produced by Mike Paxman