Under the Influence (Status Quo album)
1999 studio album by Status Quo
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Under the Influence is the twenty-third studio album by British rock band Status Quo, released in 1999.
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- Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire, England)
- ARSIS Studios
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| Released | 29 March 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
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| Genres | Rock, hard rock, boogie rock | |||
| Length | 48:30 | |||
| Label | Eagle Music | |||
| Producer | Mike Paxman | |||
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To date it is the last album featuring new songs written by Francis Rossi together with Bernie Frost, as Rossi re-established his 1970s songwriting partnership with Bob Young afterwards.
Track listing
- "Twenty Wild Horses" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 5:00
- "Under the Influence" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:03
- "Round and Round" (Andy Bown, John Edwards) 3:26
- "Shine On" (Rick Parfitt, John Edwards) 4:49
- "Little White Lies" (Rick Parfitt) 4:20
- "Keep 'Em Coming" (Andy Bown) 3:26
- "Little Me and You" (Andy Bown) 3:49
- "Making Waves" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:56
- "Blessed are the Meek" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:19
- "Roll the Dice" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:05
- "Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) 3:09
- "The Way It Goes" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:02
2017 remaster bonus tracks
- "Sea Cruise" (Huey Smith) 3:11 [B-Side of "The Way It Goes"]
- "I Knew the Bride" (Nick Lowe) 3:32 - (Nick Lowe) [B-Side of "Little White Lies"]
- "Twenty Wild Horses" (Live at Night of the Proms, Antwerp 1999)
- "Pictures of Matchstick Men 1999" (Francis Rossi) 3:25 (Re-recorded version) [B-Side of "Little White Lies"]
The original Australian edition included "Sea Cruise" and "Pictures of Matchstick Men 1999".[1] The 2006 Eurotrend budget label reissue ("Influence of Matchstick Men") includes "Pictures of Matchstick Men",[2] while the Dutch reissue from the same year also adds "Sea Cruise" and "I Knew the Bride".[3] "Twenty Wild Horses" (Live) was included on the 2011 Fourth Chord/earmusic remaster (with the originally intended "bent fork" cover artwork), which also has "Sea Cruise" and "I Knew the Bride", but not "Pictures of Matchstick Men".[4] Finally, the 2017 Edsel Records[5] and 2021 earmusic[6] reissues (which revert to the original "pub sign" cover), have all four bonus tracks.
Personnel
- Status Quo
- Francis Rossi – vocals, lead guitar
- Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar
- John Edwards – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Andy Bown – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
- Jeff Rich – drums, percussion
Recorded at Chippington Studios, "Little White Lies" recorded at Big Ocean Studios and "Blessed Are The Meek" recorded At ARSIS Studios.
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 81 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 56 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[9] | 39 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 28 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[11] | 26 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[12] | 1 |
