On the Level

On the Level is the eighth studio album of English rock band Status Quo. It features Francis Rossi, Richard Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan. The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sleeve consisted of informal photos members of the group had taken of each other.

This article is about the Status Quo album. For the 1917 silent film, see On the Level (1917 film). For the 1930 film, see On the Level (1930 film).
On the Level
Studio album by
Status Quo
Released21 February 1975[1]
RecordedWinter 1974
StudioIBC Studios and Phonogram Studios, London
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length37:55
LabelVertigo (UK)
Capitol (USA)
ProducerStatus Quo
Status Quo chronology
Quo
(1974)		 On the Level
(1975)		 Blue for You
(1976)
Singles from On the Level
  1. "Down Down"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

In November 1974 the band released the only single from the album, an edited version of a Rossi/Young song entitled "Down Down". The single gave the band their only #1 hit to date. Its b-side was the Parfitt/Young album track "Nightride".

When the album was released in February 1975, the group were more or less at the peak of their career, record sales-wise. The album entered the chart at #1. All tracks were written or co-written by the group and long-term collaborator Bob Young, apart from "Bye Bye Johnny", which was a Chuck Berry composition.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Little Lady"Rick ParfittParfitt3:03
2."Most of the Time"Francis Rossi, Bob YoungRossi3:22
3."I Saw the Light"Rossi, YoungRossi3:40
4."Over and Done"Alan LancasterRossi3:55
5."Nightride"Parfitt, YoungParfitt and Rossi3:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Down Down"Rossi, YoungRossi5:25
7."Broken Man"LancasterLancaster4:14
8."What to Do"Rossi, YoungRossi3:07
9."Where I Am"ParfittParfitt2:45
10."Bye Bye Johnny"Chuck BerryLancaster5:21

2005 reissue bonus tracks
  1. "Down Down" [Single Version] (Rossi, Young) — 3:50
  2. "Roll Over Lay Down" [Live Version] (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) — 5:41
  3. "Gerdundula" [Live Version] (Manston, James) — 2:35
  4. "Junior's Wailing" [Live Version] (White, Pugh) — 3:57
  5. "Roadhouse Blues" [Live Version] (Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek) — 12:24

Chart positions
Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 1975
1[3]

Personnel

References
  1. "On the Level". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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