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FieldValue
name1982
typestudio
artistStatus Quo
cover1982_StatusQuo.jpg
borderyes
released16 April 1982
recordedEarly 1982
studioMountain (Montreux, Switzerland)
genreRock
length
labelVertigo
producerStatus Quo
prev_titleNever Too Late
prev_year1981
next_titleFrom the Makers of...
next_year1982
misc{{singles
name1982
typestudio
single1Dear John
single1date19 March 1982
single2She Don't Fool Me
single2date4 June 1982

1+9+8+2 (official title 1982 in some sources) is the fifteenth studio album by the British rock band Status Quo, released on 16 April 1982. It was the first to include new drummer Pete Kircher, who had recently replaced John Coghlan, and also the first to credit keyboard player Andy Bown as a full member of the band.

The album's release came shortly before the band appeared at a concert at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, in the presence of the then Prince of Wales (later King Charles III). It reached No. 1 in the album chart, making it their fourth and last No. 1 album, but received an indifferent reception from fans. "Dear John", the first single and the only track not written by any of the band, reached No. 10 in the UK, but "She Don't Fool Me" stalled at No. 36.

1982 was the 20th anniversary of the band's formation, and the sum of the numbers 1+9+8+2 is 20 (shown as the Roman numerals 'XX' underneath the album title), hence the name of the album.

Track listing

Side one | "She Don't Fool Me" (Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown) – 4:36 | "Young Pretender" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 3:34 | "Get Out and Walk" (Parfitt, Bown) – 3:13 | "Jealousy" (Rossi, Frost) – 2:55 | "I Love Rock and Roll" (Alan Lancaster) – 3:16

Side two | "Resurrection" (Bown, Parfitt) – 3:49 | "Dear John" (John Gustafson, Jackie McAuley) – 3:14 | "Doesn't Matter" (Rossi, Frost) – 3:41 | "I Want the World to Know" (Lancaster, Keith Lamb) – 3:23 | "I Should Have Known" (Rossi, Frost) – 3:31 | "Big Man" (Lancaster, Mick Green) – 3:45

2006 remaster bonus tracks

| "Calling the Shots" (Parfitt, Bown) (B-side of "Jealousy", released as a single in some European countries) – 4:53 | "Hold You Back" (Live at the N.E.C.) (Rossi, Parfitt, Bob Young) – 4:40 | "Over the Edge" (Live at the N.E.C.) (Lancaster, Lamb) – 4:20

  • The two live tracks also appeared on the album Live at the N.E.C., released later the same year.

2018 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

Track 1 was a B-side. The remainder of the disc is a rehearsal recording, with the group trying out some cover songs.

  1. "Calling the Shots" – B-Side
  2. "Break the Rules"
  3. "When the Girl in Your Arms (Is the Girl in Your Heart)"
  4. "Half-Way to Paradise"
  5. "Cathy's Clown"
  6. "It's Only Make Believe"
  7. "Walk on By"
  8. "Singing the Blues"
  9. "Jealous Heart"
  10. "Down the Dustpipe"
  11. "Wild Side of Life"
  12. "Lover Please" / "Let's Twist Again" / "Rock 'N' Roll Music"
  13. "He'll Have to Go" / "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
  14. "Unspoken Words"
  15. "Blueberry Hill"
  16. "Gimme Some Lovin'"
  17. "Time to Fly" / "Railroad"
  18. "Umleitung"
  19. "Someone's Learning"
  20. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore"
  21. "Red River Rock"
  22. "Like a Good Girl" / "Mean Girl"
  23. "Stay the Night"

Personnel

;Status Quo

  • Francis Rossi – lead guitar, vocals
  • Rick Parfitt – rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Alan Lancaster – bass, vocals
  • Andy Bown – keyboard, backing vocals
  • Pete Kircher – drums, percussion

;Additional personnel

  • Bernie Frost – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
positionAustralian Albums (Kent Music Report)
60

Certifications

References

References

  1. "''1+9+8+2'' Overview". [[AllMusic]].
  2. "''1+9+8+2'' Overview". Star Pulse.
  3. Dellar, Fred. (29 April – 12 May 1982). "Status Quo: ''1982''". EMAP National Publications, Ltd..
  4. "Status Quo website 1+9+8+2)".
  5. Sharon Davis Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies 2012 "Status Quo's first hit of 1982, titled 'Dear John', soared into the Top Ten, whereupon the group undertook a further British tour. They were affectionately known by their fans as 'Quo', their album simply titled 1982 topped the British chart, their fourth to do so, while they performed ...
  6. (10 April 1982). "none". [[NME]].
  7. Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
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