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12 Gold Bars

Field	Value
name	12 Gold Bars
type	compilation
artist	Status Quo
cover	12 Gold Bars.jpg
released	14 March 1980
recorded	1972–1979
genre	Rock
length	46:41
label	Vertigo
prev_title	Whatever You Want
prev_year	1979
next_title	Just Supposin'
next_year	1980

12 Gold Bars is a 1980 compilation album by the British rock band Status Quo. It reached number three in the UK charts and remained in the charts for 48 weeks. This was longer than any other Quo album.

All the songs featured on the album were hit singles during the period 1972–1979.

It was followed up by 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 in 1984.

Track listing

Note: on the UK cassette version of the album, sides one and two were reversed.
Note: the Australian & New Zealand version alternated "Paper Plane" and "Rain" with each other

Side one

"Rockin' All Over the World" (John Fogerty) – 3:34
"Down Down" (Francis Rossi/Bob Young) – 3:50
"Caroline" (Rossi/Young) – 3:44
"Paper Plane" (Rossi/Young) – 2:56
"Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/Rick Parfitt/Alan Lancaster/John Coghlan) – 3:40
"Again and Again" (Parfitt/Andy Bown/Jackie Lynton) – 3:42

Side two

"Mystery Song" (Parfitt/Young) – 3:59
"Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi/Young/Lancaster/Parfitt/Coghlan) – 5:43
"Rain" (Parfitt) – 4:34
"Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter/William Warren) – 3:16
"Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) – 4:02
"Living on an Island" (Parfitt/Young) – 3:47

Charts

Chart (1980–1982)	Peak
position	Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	Spanish Albums (AFYVE)
14
22

Chart (2000)	Peak
position

Chart (2013)	Peak
position

Certifications

References

"UK Albums 2".
Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
Salaverri, Fernando. (2005). "Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002". Fundación Autor-SGAE.

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