''Under the Influence'' is the twenty-third studio album by English

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, released in 1999. To date it is the last album featuring new songs written by

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 ...

together with Bernie Frost, as Rossi re-established his 1970s songwriting partnership with Bob Young afterwards.

Track listing

# " Twenty Wild Horses" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 5:00 # "Under the Influence" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:03 # "Round and Round" (Andy Bown, John Edwards) 3:26 # "Shine On" (Rick Parfitt, John Edwards) 4:49 # " Little White Lies" (Rick Parfitt) 4:20 # "Keep 'Em Coming" (Andy Bown) 3:26 # "Little Me and You" (Andy Bown) 3:49 # "Making Waves" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:56 # "Blessed are the Meek" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:19 # "Roll the Dice" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:05 # " Not Fade Away" (

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, Charles Hardin) 3:09 # " The Way It Goes" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:02

2017 remaster bonus tracks

* "Sea Cruise" (Huey Smith) 3:11 -Side of "The Way It Goes"* " I Knew the Bride" (Nick Lowe) 3:32 - (Nick Lowe) -Side of "Little White Lies"* "Twenty Wild Horses" (Live at

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, Antwerp 1999) * "

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 ...

1999" (Francis Rossi) 3:25 (Re-recorded version) -Side of "Little White Lies" The original Australian edition included "Sea Cruise" and "Pictures of Matchstick Men 1999". The 2006 Eurotrend budget label reissue ("Influence of Matchstick Men") includes "Pictures of Matchstick Men", while the Dutch reissue from the same year also adds "Sea Cruise" and "I Knew the Bride". "Twenty Wild Horses" (Live) was included on the 2011 Fourth Chord/earmusic remaster (with the originally intended "bent fork" cover artwork), which also has "Sea Cruise" and "I Knew the Bride", but not "Pictures of Matchstick Men". Finally, the 2017 Edsel Records and 2021 earmusic reissues (which revert to the original "pub sign" cover), have all four bonus tracks.

Personnel

;Status Quo *

– vocals, lead guitar *

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 ...

– vocals, guitar *

John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented North Carolina in the United States Senate from 1999 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the vice presidential nominee under ...

– bass, guitar, backing 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 H ...

– keyboards, guitars, backing vocals *

Jeff Rich Jeffrey Dennis Rich (born 8 June 1953) is an English rock drummer, best known for playing with Status Quo between 1985 and 2000. Early life Born in Hackney, London, Rich attended Upton House Comprehensive School, and whilst there he ap ...

– drums, percussion Recorded at Chippington Studios, "Little White Lies" recorded at Big Ocean Studios and "Blessed Are The Meek" recorded At ARSIS Studios.

Charts

References

1999 albums Status Quo (band) albums Albums produced by Mike Paxman {{1990s-rock-album-stub