In the Army Now (album)
In the Army Now | ||||
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Studio album by Status Quo | ||||
Released | 29 August 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985-1986 at Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire and Jacobs Studios, Surrey | |||
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Length | 47:13 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
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Status Quo chronology | ||||
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Singles from In the Army Now | ||||
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In the Army Now is the seventeenth studio album by the English rock band Status Quo, released on 29 August 1986 by Vertigo Records. Recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Oxfordshire and Jacobs Studios in Surrey, it was the first album with the post-Live Aid lineup, featuring bassist Rhino Edwards and drummer Jeff Rich, both of whom joined in March 1986.[3]
"I was later told that nobody at the label was interested in a Quo featuring [bassist Alan] Lancaster and [guitarist Rick] Parfitt," recalled frontman Francis Rossi. "They wanted Parfitt and me. I also learned that unless we did something together, we'd have to pay back a shitload of money… I was adamant that I would never work with Lancaster again, but he warned us that he would injunct us if we tried to do it without him. And when we won he went fucking bananas."[4]
The album contains covers of "In the Army Now", first recorded in 1981 by Dutch duo Rob and Ferdi Bolland, and "Speechless", from ex-Mott the Hoople singer Ian Hunter's 1983 album All of the Good Ones Are Taken.
"The title song was great," Parfitt later observed of the album, "but it had too many fillers."[5]
Track listing
Side one | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Rollin' Home" | John David | 4:26 |
2. | "Calling" | Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost | 4:04 |
3. | "In Your Eyes" | Rossi, Frost | 5:08 |
4. | "Save Me" | Rossi, Rick Parfitt | 4:25 |
5. | "In the Army Now" | Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland | 4:41 |
Side two | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
6. | "Dreamin'" | Rossi, Frost | 2:55 |
7. | "End of the Line" | Ricky Patrick, Parfitt | 4:59 |
8. | "Invitation" | Rossi, Bob Young | 3:16 |
9. | "Red Sky" | David | 4:14 |
10. | "Speechless" | Ian Hunter | 3:41 |
11. | "Overdose" | Pip Williams, Parfitt | 5:25 |
Total length: | 47:13 |
2006 Mercury Records remastered edition bonus tracks | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
12. | "Lonely" (B-side to the 12" single "Rollin' Home") | Parfitt, Rossi | 5:08 |
13. | "Keep Me Guessing" (B-side to the 12" single "Rollin' Home") | Parfitt, Rossi, Young | 4:32 |
14. | "Don't Give It Up" (B-side of "Red Sky") | Rhino Edwards, Richard Lightman, Parfitt, Rossi | 4:23 |
15. | "Heartburn" (B-side to the 12" single "In the Army Now") | Parfitt, Patrick, Rossi | 4:46 |
16. | "Late Last Night" (B-side to the 12" single "In the Army Now") | Parfitt, Rossi, Young | 2:58 |
17. | "Long Legged Girls" (B-side of "Dreamin'") | Parfitt, Williams | 5:38 |
Total length: | 74:36 |
September 2018 2CD Deluxe Edition (CD2, bonus material)
- In the Army Now - Remix
- Lonely - B-Side - 12" of Rollin' Home
- Keep Me Guessing - B-Side - 12" of Rollin' Home
- Don't Give It Up - B-Side of Red Sky
- Heartburn - B-Side - In the Army Now
- Late Last Night - B-Side - In the Army Now
- Long Legged Girls - B-Side - Dreamin'
- Naughty Girl - Single Edit (aka Dreamin')
- Rock N Roll Floorboards - Unreleased B-Side*
- Naughty Girl - Extended (aka Dreamin')
- Dreamin’ - Wet Mix
- In the Army Now -Military Mix
- The Cake Mix
- Overdose – Live*
- Dreamin' – Live*
- Blues Jam – Live*
- La Grange / Rain – Live*
Personnel
Status Quo
- Francis Rossi – guitar, vocals
- Rick Parfitt – guitar, vocals
- Jeff Rich – drums
- Andrew Bown – keyboards, backing vocals
- John "Rhino" Edwards - bass, backing vocals
Technical
- Pip Williams – producer
- Dave Edmunds – producer (on "Rollin' Home" and "Red Sky")
- Tim 'Ted' Summerhayes – recording engineer (except "Rollin' Home" and "Red Sky")
- Simon Sullivan – remix engineer (on "Calling", "In Your Eyes", "Save Me" and "In the Army Now")
- Gordon Vicary – mastering (at Townhouse Studios, London)
- Mark Wilkinson – sleeve design
Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
positionAustralian Albums (ARIA)[6] 87 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 12 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] 50 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 15 French Albums (SNEP)[10] 16 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 14 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 6 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 12 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 7 Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/Sales United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 100,000^ *sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification aloneReferences
- ↑ Thompson, Dave. Status Quo: "In the Army Now" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ Oliver, Derek (18 September 1986). "Status Quo 'In the Army Now'". Kerrang!. Vol. 129. London: Spotlight Publications. p. 17.
- ↑ Ling, Dave (1 December 2005). In the Army Now (booklet). Status Quo. London: Mercury Records (983 412-5). p. 2.
- ↑ Ling, Dave (January 2002). "Again again again…". Classic Rock #36. p. 73.
- ↑ Ling, Dave (March 2017). "R.I.P. Rick Parfitt". Classic Rock #233. p. 51.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Status Quo – In the Army Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – In the Army Now" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – In the Army Now" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Status Quo: In the Army Now" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Status Quo – In the Army Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – In the Army Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – In the Army Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – In the Army Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – In the Army Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Status Quo – In the Army Now". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 December 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type In the Army Now in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.