Rocking All Over the Years
1990 greatest hits album by Status Quo
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Rocking All Over the Years is a compilation album by the British 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.
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| Released | 8 October 1990[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
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Track listing
- "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Rossi) from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo – 3:08
- "Ice in the Sun" (Wilde) from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo – 2:01
- "Paper Plane" (Rossi/Young) from Piledriver – 2:53
- "Caroline" (Rossi/Young) from Hello! – 3:40
- "Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) from Quo – 3:37
- "Down Down" (Rossi/Young) from On the Level – 3:45
- "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) – 4:41
- "Rain" (Parfitt) from Blue for You – 4:25
- "Wild Side of Life" (Warren/Carter) Single release only – 3:13
- "Rockin' All Over the World" (Fogerty) from Rockin' All Over the World – 3:25
- "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) from Whatever You Want – 3:49
- "What You're Proposing" (Rossi/Frost) from Just Supposin' – 3:50
- "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" (Supa) from Never Too Late – 2:38
- "Rock 'n' Roll" (Rossi/Frost) from Just Supposin' – 3:50
- "Dear John" (Gustafson/MacCauley) from 1+9+8+2 – 3:12
- "Ol' Rag Blues" (Lancaster/Lamb) from Back to Back – 2:48
- "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) from Back to Back – 3:19
- "The Wanderer" (Maresca) Single release only – 3:19
- "Rollin' Home" (David) from In the Army Now – 3:58
- "In the Army Now" (Bolland/Bolland) from In the Army Now – 3:39
- "Burning Bridges" (Rossi/Bown) from Ain't Complaining – 3:51
- "Anniversary Waltz (Part One)" (Lee/Kind/Mack/Mendlesohn/Berry/Maresca/Bartholomew/King/Collins/Penniman/Hammer/Blackwell) new track – 5:00
Charts
| Chart (1990–91) | Peak position |
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| 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
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[11] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[12] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[13] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[14] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||