Aquostic (Stripped Bare)

Studio album by Status Quo

Released

17 October 2014

Recorded

2014

Genre

Acoustic rock

Length

78:39

Label

Warner Bros. Records, earMUSIC, Edel Records

Producer

Mike Paxman

Status Quo chronology

Bula Quo!
(2013)

Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
(2014)

Aquostic II: That’s a Fact!
(2016)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Rock (magazine)	^[1]

Aquostic (Stripped Bare) is the thirty-first studio album by English rock band Status Quo, first released on 17 October 2014. Produced by Mike Paxman, this is the band's first completely acoustic album and the first recorded with drummer Leon Cave. The album cover features a photograph by Canadian singer Bryan Adams.^[2]^[3] The album reached a Gold certification in January 2015. ^[4]

Performance

To launch the album, the band gave a ninety-minute performance of the songs at The Roundhouse in London on 22 October 2014. The concert was recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.^[5]^[6] The band were augmented on stage by guitarist Freddie Edwards, son of bassist John Edwards.^[7]^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Pictures of Matchstick Men"	Francis Rossi	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo (1968)	3:37
2.	"Down the Dustpipe"	Carl Groszman	single (1970)	2:41
3.	"Na Na Na"	Rossi, Bob Young	Dog of Two Head (1971)	2:55
4.	"Paper Plane"	Rossi, Young	Piledriver (1972)	3:38
5.	"All the Reasons"	Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster	Piledriver (1972)	3:08
6.	"Reason for Living"	Rossi, Parfitt	Hello! (1973)	3:21
7.	"And It's Better Now"	Rossi, Young	Hello! (1973)	3:41
8.	"Caroline"	Rossi, Young	Hello! (1973)	3:13
9.	"Softer Ride"	Parfitt, Lancaster	Hello! (1973)	2:57
10.	"Claudie"	Rossi, Young	Hello! (1973)	3:58
11.	"Break the Rules"	Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan, Young	Quo (1974)	3:09
12.	"Down Down"	Rossi, Young	On the Level (1975)	2:36
13.	"Little Lady"	Parfitt	On the Level (1975)	1:52
14.	"Mystery Song"	Parfitt, Young	Blue for You (1976)	2:34
15.	"Rain"	Parfitt	Blue for You (1976)	3:56
16.	"Rockin' All Over the World"	John Fogerty	Rockin' All Over the World (1977)	2:40
17.	"Again and Again"	Parfitt, Andy Bown, Jackie Lynton	If You Can't Stand the Heat... (1978)	3:20
18.	"Whatever You Want"	Parfitt, Bown	Whatever You Want (1979)	3:25
19.	"What You're Proposing"	Rossi, Bernie Frost	Just Supposin' (1980)	2:04
20.	"Rock 'n' Roll"	Rossi, Frost	Just Supposin' (1980)	2:43
21.	"Don't Drive My Car"	Parfitt, Bown	Just Supposin' (1980)	3:10
22.	"Marguerita Time"	Rossi, Frost	Back to Back (1983)	3:20
23.	"Rollin' Home"	John David	In the Army Now (1986)	4:05
24.	"Burning Bridges"	Rossi, Bown	Ain't Complaining (1988)	3:45
25.	"Rock 'til You Drop"	Bown	Rock 'til You Drop (1991)	2:48

Tracks 13,14 and 23 are "bonus tracks" and are not on the Spotify version. They are on the version on MP3FREEX with track 23 in the correct place and tracks 13 and 14 at the end but in the reverse order with "Mystery Song" segueing into "Little Lady".

Personnel

Status Quo

Francis Rossi − guitars, vocals
Rick Parfitt − guitars, ukulele, vocals
Andy Bown − guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, vocals
John "Rhino" Edwards − guitar, bass, vocals
Leon Cave − guitar, drums, vocals

Additional musicians

Geraint Watkins − accordion
Martin Ditcham − percussion
Amy Smith − background vocals
Richard Benbow − string arrangements
Lucy Wilkins − (leader) violin
Howard Gott − violin
Natalia Bonner − violin
Alison Dods − violin
Sophie Sirota − viola
Sarah Wilson − cello

Production

Mike Paxman − production
Gregg Jackman − recording, mixing

Chart performance

Chart (2014)	Peak position
scope="row"	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[9]	33
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10]	123
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[11]	81
scope="row"	Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[12]	26
scope="row"	French Albums (SNEP)^[13]	183
scope="row"	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	15
scope="row"	Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[15]	26
scope="row"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	4
scope="row"	UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	5

References

↑ Staunton, Terry (10 September 2014). "Status Quo Aquostic (Stripped Bare)". Classic Rock Magazine (202). TeamRock.
↑ Ling, Dave (31 August 2014). "World Exclusive: Status Quo Stripped Bare". Team Rock. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
↑ "Status Quo strip down for album". Independent.ie. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
↑ "Status Quo spend landmark 500 weeks in albums chart, figures reveal". Nme.com. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
↑ "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
↑ "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
↑ "Status Quo - Aquostic". statusquo.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
↑ "Freddie Edwards Music - Session Guitarist". Freddie Edwards Music - Session Guitarist. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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↑ "Ultratop.be – Status Quo – Aquostic - Stripped Bare" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
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↑ "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – Aquostic - Stripped Bare". Hung Medien.
↑ "Status Quo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart

Status Quo

Francis Rossi Rick Parfitt Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Alan Lancaster Jess Jaworski Alan Key John Coghlan Roy Lynes Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley

Studio albums (UK)	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic (Stripped Bare) Aquostic II: That's a Fact!

UK Top 20 singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Down the Dustpipe" "Paper Plane" "Mean Girl" "Caroline" "Break the Rules" "Down Down" "Roll Over Lay Down" "Rain" "Mystery Song" "The Wild Side of Life" "Rockin' All Over the World" "Again and Again" "Whatever You Want" "Living on an Island" "What You're Proposing" "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Come On You Reds" "Jam Side Down" "You'll Come 'Round" "The Party Ain't Over Yet"

Other singles	"Black Veils of Melancholy" "Make Me Stay a Bit Longer" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "In My Chair" "Tune to the Music" "Gerdundula" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Accident Prone" "She Don't Fool Me" "Who Gets the Love?" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "All Stand Up" "Thinking of You" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"

See also	Status Quo discography Bob Young

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