''Rocking All Over the Years'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...

by English rock band

Status Quo is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social, economic, legal, environmental, political, religious, scientific or military issues. In the sociological sense, the ''status quo'' refers to the curren ...

. The album contains all Quo's UK top 10 singles, including the new " Anniversary Waltz (Part One)", a medley of classic rock and roll songs to celebrate the 25th anniversary of band members

Francis Rossi Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician. 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 on 29 May 1949 in Fo ...

and

Rick Parfitt Richard John Parfitt, (12 October 1948 24 December 2016) was an English musician, best known as a rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter with rock band Status Quo (band), Status Quo. Parfitt began his career in the early 1960s, playing in p ...

first meeting each other. A second rock and roll medley, " Anniversary Waltz (Part Two)", was issued as a single later in 1990.

Track listing

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Pictures of Matchstick Men "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by British rock band The Status Quo. It was released on 5 January 1968. The Status Quo version The song reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, number eight in Canada, and number 12 ...

" (Rossi) from '' Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo'' – 3:08 # "

Ice in the Sun "Ice in the Sun" is a song by the band Status Quo. The track was recorded in 1968, and appeared on '' Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo'', an album by Status Quo that was released in August that year. "Ice in the Sun" was al ...

" (Wilde) from ''Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo'' – 2:01 # "

Paper Plane A paper plane (also known as a paper airplane or paper dart in American English, or paper aeroplane in British English) is a toy aircraft, usually a glider, made out of a single folded sheet of paper or paperboard. It typically takes the for ...

" (Rossi/Young) from ''

Piledriver Piledriver or pile driver may refer to: *Pile driver, a person trained to use the diesel hammer that drives piles into the ground for foundations and bridges *Piledriver (professional wrestling), a move used in professional wrestling Entertainme ...

'' – 2:53 # " Caroline" (Rossi/Young) from '' Hello!'' – 3:40 # " Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) from '' Quo'' – 3:37 # "

Down Down "Down Down" is a song by English rock band Status Quo, released by Vertigo Records on 29 November 1974. Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, "Down Down" was Status Quo's only number one single on the UK Singles ...

" (Rossi/Young) from ''

On the Level ''On the Level'' is the eighth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released by Vertigo Records on 14 February 1975. The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sl ...

'' – 3:45 # "

Roll Over Lay Down "Roll Over Lay Down" is a song by the British Rock band Status Quo (band), Status Quo that was first released on the album ''Hello! (album), Hello!'' in 1973. It was later released as the A-side of a live EP, ''Quo Live'' in 1975. It was release ...

" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) – 4:41 # "

Rain Rain is a form of precipitation where water drop (liquid), droplets that have condensation, condensed from Water vapor#In Earth's atmosphere, atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is res ...

" (Parfitt) from ''

Blue for You ''Blue for You'' is the ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo. It was released in March 1976, and is the last album until 1980's '' Just Supposin that the band produced themselves. Rick Parfitt's "Rain", the first single fro ...

'' – 4:25 # "

Wild Side of Life "The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history, spending 15 weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' co ...

" (Warren/Carter) Single release only – 3:13 # "

Rockin' All Over the World "Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song written by John Fogerty, formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album in 1975. It was also released as a single, spending six weeks in the US top 40, pe ...

" (Fogerty) from ''

'' – 3:25 # " Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) from '' Whatever You Want'' – 3:49 # "

What You're Proposing "What You're Proposing" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1980. It was included on their album '' Just Supposin. The B-side is "A B Blues", a non-album instrumental studio jam. Some later pressings of this single mis ...

" (Rossi/Frost) from ''

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 Studios, Dublin. Released on 17 October 1980, it entered the UK albums chart at number 4. The Windmill Lane sessions ...

'' – 3:50 # " Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" (Supa) from '' Never Too Late'' – 2:38 # "

Rock 'n' Roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African ...

" (Rossi/Frost) from ''Just Supposin – 3:50 # " Dear John" (Gustafson/MacCauley) from ''

1+9+8+2 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

'' – 3:12 # "

Ol' Rag Blues "Ol' Rag Blues" is a song recorded by the British rock band Status Quo (band), Status Quo. It was included on the album ''Back to Back (Status Quo album), Back to Back'' in 1983, and also released as a single. As of 2023, "Ol' Rag Blues" remains t ...

" (Lancaster/Lamb) from '' Back to Back'' – 2:48 # " Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) from ''Back to Back'' – 3:19 # " The Wanderer" (Maresca) Single release only – 3:19 # "

Rollin' Home "Rollin' Home" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1986 (not to be confused with the earlier "Rolling Home", from the album ''Blue for You''). It was included on the album '' In the Army Now''. It was written by John Dav ...

" (David) from '' In the Army Now'' – 3:58 # " In the Army Now" (Bolland/Bolland) from ''In the Army Now'' – 3:39 # " Burning Bridges" (Rossi/Bown) from ''

Ain't Complaining ''Ain't Complaining'' is the eighteenth studio album by British rock band Status Quo (band), Status Quo. Initially released on the Vertigo Records, Vertigo label on 6 June 1988, it was the group's first album on that label to fall short of the U ...

'' – 3:51 # " Anniversary Waltz (Part One)" (Lee/Kind/Mack/Mendlesohn/Berry/Maresca/Bartholomew/King/Collins/Penniman/Hammer/Blackwell) new track – 5:00

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