On the Level

Studio album by Status Quo

Released

21 February 1975^[1]

Recorded

Winter 1974 at IBC Studios and Phonogram Studios, London

Genre

Hard rock, blues rock

Length

37:55

Label

Vertigo (UK)
Capitol (USA)

Producer

Status Quo

Status Quo chronology

Quo
(1974)

On the Level
(1975)

Blue for You
(1976)

Singles from On the Level

"Down Down"
Released: 1974

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

On the Level is the eighth studio album of English rock band Status Quo. It features Francis Rossi, Richard Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan. The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sleeve consisted of informal photos members of the group had taken of each other.

In November 1974 the band released the only single from the album, an edited version of a Rossi/Young song entitled "Down Down". The single gave the band their only #1 hit to date. Its b-side was the Parfitt/Young album track "Nightride".

When the album was released in February 1975, the group were more or less at the peak of their career, record sales-wise. The album entered the chart at #1. All tracks were written or co-written by the group including unofficial fifth member, Robert Keith Young, apart from "Bye Bye Johnny", which was a Chuck Berry composition.

Track listing

"Little Lady" (Parfitt) — 3:03
"Most of the Time" (Rossi, Young) — 3:22
"I Saw the Light" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) — 3:40
"Over and Done" (Lancaster) — 3:55
"Nightride" (Rick Parfitt, Bob Young) — 3:54
"Down Down" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) — 5:25
"Broken Man" (Alan Lancaster) — 4:14
"What to Do" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) — 3:07
"Where I Am" (Rick Parfitt) — 2:45
"Bye Bye Johnny" (Berry) — 5:21

2005 reissue bonus tracks

"Down Down [Single Version]" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) — 3:50
"Roll Over Lay Down [Live Version]" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Coghlan, Bob Young) — 5:41
"Gerdundula [Live Version]" (Manston/James) — 2:35
"Junior's Wailing [Live Version]" (White/Pugh) — 3:57
"Roadhouse Blues [Live Version]" (Morrison/Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek) — 12:24

Chart positions

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1975	1^[3]

Personnel

Francis Rossi — guitar, vocals
Rick Parfitt — guitar, keyboards, vocals
Alan Lancaster — bass, guitar, vocals
John Coghlan — drums

Preceded by His Greatest Hits by Engelbert Humperdinck	UK number-one album 1–8 March 1975	Succeeded by Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

References

↑ "On the Level". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
↑ Allmusic review
↑ "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

Status Quo

Francis Rossi Rick Parfitt Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Alan Lancaster Jess Jaworski Alan Key John Coghlan Roy Lynes Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley

Studio albums (UK)	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic (Stripped Bare) Aquostic II: That's a Fact!

UK Top 20 singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Down the Dustpipe" "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" "Again and Again" "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" "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" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Come On You Reds" "Jam Side Down" "You'll Come 'Round" "The Party Ain't Over Yet"

Other singles	"Black Veils of Melancholy" "Make Me Stay a Bit Longer" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "In My Chair" "Tune to the Music" "Gerdundula" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Accident Prone" "She Don't Fool Me" "Who Gets the Love?" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "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" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "All Stand Up" "Thinking of You" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"

See also	Status Quo discography Bob Young

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