Rocking All Over the Years

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Rocking All Over the Years
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Greatest hits album by
Status Quo
Released8 October 1990 [1]
Genre Rock
Label Vertigo
Status Quo chronology
Perfect Remedy
(1989)		Rocking All Over the Years
(1990)		 Rock 'til You Drop
(1991)

Rocking All Over the Years is a compilation album by English rock band Status Quo. 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 and Rick Parfitt first meeting each other. A second rock and roll medley, "Anniversary Waltz (Part Two)", was issued as a single later in 1990.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Rossi) from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo 3.08
  2. "Ice in the Sun" (Wilde) from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo 2.01
  3. "Paper Plane" (Rossi/Young) from Piledriver 2.53
  4. "Caroline" (Rossi/Young) from Hello! 3.40
  5. "Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) from Quo 3.37
  6. "Down Down" (Rossi/Young) from On the Level 3.45
  7. "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) 4.41
  8. "Rain" (Parfitt) from Blue for You 4.25
  9. "Wild Side of Life" (Warren/Carter) Single release only 3.13
  10. "Rockin' All Over the World" (Fogerty) from Rockin' All Over the World 3.25
  11. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) from Whatever You Want 3.49
  12. "What You're Proposing" (Rossi/Frost) from Just Supposin' 3.50
  13. "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" (Supa) from Never Too Late 2.38
  14. "Rock 'n' Roll" (Rossi/Frost) from Just Supposin' 3.50
  15. "Dear John" (Gustafson/MacCauley) from 1+9+8+2 3.12
  16. "Ol' Rag Blues" (Lancaster/Lamb) from Back to Back 2.48
  17. "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) from Back to Back 3.19
  18. "The Wanderer" (Maresca) Single release only 3.19
  19. "Rollin' Home" (David) from In the Army Now 3.58
  20. "In the Army Now" (Bolland/Bolland) from In the Army Now 3.39
  21. "Burning Bridges" (Rossi/Bown) from Ain't Complaining 3.51
  22. "Anniversary Waltz (Part One)" (Lee/Kind/Mack/Mendlesohn/Berry/Maresca/Bartholomew/King/Collins/Penniman/Hammer/Blackwell) new track 5.00

Charts

Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [2] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 46
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [6] 21
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [7] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 12
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [2] 4× Platinum280,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [11] Platinum100,000^
Sweden (GLF) [12] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [13] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] 2× Platinum600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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