Over and Out (Rick Parfitt album)

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Over and Out
UK & Europe cover for Rick Parfitt's 2018 album, "Over & Out".jpg
Studio album by
Released23 March 2018
Recorded2015–2016
Genre Hard rock
Length33:44
Label Ear Music
Producer Jo Webb
Rick Parfitt chronology
Christmas in the Sun
(2009)
Over and Out
(2018)

Over and Out is a 2018 studio album by Status Quo guitarist and vocalist Rick Parfitt. Parfitt died on 24 December 2016, [1] and the album, his first and only solo album, was completed and released posthumously on 23 March 2018. The album includes contributions from a number of guest musicians, including current and former Status Quo bassists John "Rhino" Edwards and Alan Lancaster respectively; former Status Quo drummer Jeff Rich; Queen's Brian May; Chris Wolstenholme of Muse; and Parfitt's son, Rick Parfitt, Jnr. [2]

Contents

History

Parfitt had suffered a number of health issues throughout his life, including a number of heart attacks. On 14 June 2016, Parfitt suffered a fourth heart attack after performing with Status Quo in Antalya, Turkey. Following this, Parfitt retired from touring with the band for health reasons, and started to work on a number of projects, including his solo album. Prior to his death in December, Parfitt had completed vocal and guitar tracks for the album, and the rest was completed by producers and collaborators. [3] [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Twinkletoes"Rick Parfitt, Jo Webb2:55
2."Lonesome Road"Parfitt, Webb3:28
3."Over and Out"Parfitt, Webb3:20
4."When I Was Fallin' in Love"Parfitt, Webb3:23
5."Fight for Every Heartbeat"Parfitt, Webb3:24
6."Without You"Parfitt3:22
7."Long Distance Love" John David 3:45
8."Everybody Knows How to Fly"David3:28
9."Lock Myself Away"Parfitt, Webb3:36
10."Halloween"Parfitt5:02

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Release and reception

Over and Out was released in the UK and Europe on 23 March 2018. [4] It entered the UK album chart at number four on 5 April 2018 remaining in the top 75 for two weeks, making it the highest new entry that week, as well as one of the biggest selling debut albums for the year thus far. [5] Upon release, it received generally positive reviews and reactions from both press and fans alike.

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 98
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 145
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 13
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [15] 1

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