Aquostic (Stripped Bare)

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Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
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Studio album by
Status Quo
Released17 October 2014 (2014-10-17)
Recorded2014
Genre Acoustic rock
Length78:39
Label Warner Bros. Records, earMUSIC, Edel Records
Producer Mike Paxman
Status Quo chronology
Bula Quo!
(2013)		Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
(2014)		 Aquostic II: That's a Fact
(2016)
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Aquostic (Stripped Bare) is the thirty-first studio album by English rock band Status Quo, first released on 17 October 2014. Produced by Mike Paxman, this is the band's first completely acoustic album and the first recorded with drummer Leon Cave. Its cover features a photograph by Canadian singer Bryan Adams. [2] [3] The album earned a Gold certification in January 2015. [4]

Contents

Background

"We did an album of our old songs," Francis Rossi observed, "posed nude on the cover, got Bryan Adams to shoot it… Why do you do it? Because it made everyone talk about it… All those songs were written acoustically. It would be great to have new stuff out. But if you and I were the record company, and the manager comes to us and says, 'They want to write a whole new album of acoustic stuff,' they'd say, 'Fuck off, give us the hits.'" [5]

"I went from not wanting to be involved to really liking it," Rossi revealed. "The new version of 'All the Reasons' is as good as the original, or better. The same with 'Rain', which is a song I really didn't think would work in such a format." "The arrangements of most of these songs are vastly different," noted Rick Parfitt, "especially what we've done to 'Don't Drive My Car', which sounds like a cross between Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. People will be taken aback." [6]

Performance

To launch the album, the band gave a ninety-minute performance of the songs at The Roundhouse in London on 22 October 2014. The concert was recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series. [7] [8] The band were augmented on stage by guitarist Freddie Edwards, son of bassist John Edwards. [9] [10]

The concert was introduced by BBC Radio 2's Jo Whiley. Its setlist differed from the order of the eventual album track listing. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Pictures of Matchstick Men" Francis Rossi Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo (1968)3:37
2."Down the Dustpipe" Carl Groszman single (1970)2:41
3."Na Na Na"Rossi, Bob Young Dog of Two Head (1971)2:55
4."Paper Plane"Rossi, Young Piledriver (1972)3:38
5."All the Reasons" Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster Piledriver (1972)3:08
6."Reason for Living"Rossi, Parfitt Hello! (1973)3:21
7."And It's Better Now"Rossi, YoungHello! (1973)3:41
8."Caroline"Rossi, YoungHello! (1973)3:13
9."Softer Ride"Parfitt, LancasterHello! (1973)2:57
10."Claudie"Rossi, YoungHello! (1973)3:58
11."Break the Rules"Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan, Young Quo (1974)3:09
12."Down Down"Rossi, Young On the Level (1975)2:36
13."Little Lady"ParfittOn the Level (1975)1:52
14."Mystery Song"Parfitt, Young Blue for You (1976)2:34
15."Rain"ParfittBlue for You (1976)3:56
16."Rockin' All Over the World" John Fogerty Rockin' All Over the World (1977)2:40
17."Again and Again"Parfitt, Andy Bown, Jackie Lynton If You Can't Stand the Heat... (1978)3:20
18."Whatever You Want"Parfitt, Bown Whatever You Want (1979)3:25
19."What You're Proposing"Rossi, Bernie Frost Just Supposin' (1980)2:04
20."Rock 'n' Roll"Rossi, FrostJust Supposin' (1980)2:43
21."Don't Drive My Car"Parfitt, BownJust Supposin' (1980)3:10
22."Marguerita Time"Rossi, Frost Back to Back (1983)3:20
23."Rollin' Home" John David In the Army Now (1986)4:05
24."Burning Bridges"Rossi, Bown Ain't Complaining (1988)3:45
25."Rock 'til You Drop"Bown Rock 'til You Drop (1991)2:48

Tracks 13,14 and 23 are "bonus tracks" and are not on the Spotify version. They are on the version on MP3FREEX with track 23 in the correct place and tracks 13 and 14 at the end but in the reverse order with "Mystery Song" segueing into "Little Lady".

Personnel

Status Quo

Additional musicians

  • Geraint Watkins − accordion
  • Martin Ditcham − percussion
  • Amy Smith − background vocals
  • Richard Benbow − string arrangements
  • Lucy Wilkins − (leader) violin
  • Howard Gott − violin
  • Natalia Bonner − violin
  • Alison Dods − violin
  • Sophie Sirota − viola
  • Sarah Wilson − cello

Production

  • Mike Paxman − production
  • Gregg Jackman − recording, mixing

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Gold100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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