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1 Track listing  



1.1  2005 reissue bonus tracks  





1.2  2017 deluxe edition disc 2  







2 Personnel  





3 Charts  



3.1  Weekly charts  





3.2  Year-end charts  







4 Certifications  





5 References  





6 External links  














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Blue for You
Studio album by
Released12 March 1976[1]
RecordedDecember 1975 – January 1976
StudioPhonogram Studios, London
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length37:09
LabelVertigo (UK)
Capitol (North America)
ProducerDamon Lyon-Shaw, Status Quo
Status Quo chronology
On the Level
(1975)
Blue for You
(1976)
Live!
(1977)
Singles from Blue for You

  1. "Rain"
    Released: 6 February 1976 [2]
  2. "Mystery Song"
    Released: 1976

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Sea of Tranquility[4]

Blue for You is the ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo. It was released in March 1976, and is the last album until 1980's Just Supposin' that the band produced themselves, which resulted in subsequent albums having a noticeably lighter, more pop oriented sound.[citation needed]

Rick Parfitt's "Rain", the first single from the album, reached number seven in the UK Singles Chart after its release in February 1976. Its B-side was the non-album track "You Lost the Love", written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young.

The album was released the following month. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and stayed there for three weeks, making it one of their most successful long players. It was released in the US with a different, black and silver cover, as the self-titled Status Quo.

An edited version of Parfitt and Young's "Mystery Song", released in July that year, was the second single from the album, and peaked at number 11 a few months later. Parfitt and Alan Lancaster's "Drifting Away", from their 1974 album Quo, served as the single's B-side.

In December that year the band decided to release a cover of "Wild Side of Life", a song made famous by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys, and written by Arlie Carter and William Warren. Its B-side was a new Rossi/Lancaster composition, "All Through the Night". The single reached number 9 in the UK.

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Is There a Better Way"Francis Rossi, Alan LancasterLancaster3:31
2."Mad About the Boy"Francis Rossi, Bob YoungRossi3:35
3."Ring of A Change"Rossi, YoungRossi3:40
4."Blue For You"Alan LancasterLancaster4:08
5."Rain"Rick ParfittParfitt4:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Rolling Home"Rossi, LancasterLancaster3:01
7."That's A Fact"Rossi, YoungRossi4:20
8."Ease Your Mind"LancasterLancaster3:12
9."Mystery Song"Parfitt, YoungParfitt6:44

2005 reissue bonus tracks[edit]

  1. "You Lost the Love" (Rossi, Young)
  2. "Mystery Song [Single Version]" (Parfitt, Young) - 4:00
  3. "Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) - 3:17
  4. "All Through the Night" (Rossi, Lancaster)
  5. "Wild Side of Life [Demo Version]" (Carter, Warren)

2017 deluxe edition disc 2[edit]

  1. "You Lost the Love" (Rossi, Young) - 3:01
  2. "Mystery Song [Single Version]" (Parfitt, Young) - 4:00
  3. "Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) - 3:17
  4. "All Through the Night" (Rossi, Lancaster) - 3:17
  5. "Wild Side of Life [Demo Version]" (Carter, Warren) - 3:52
  6. "Most of the Time [Live]" (Rossi, Young) - 3:20
  7. "Roadhouse Blues [Live]" (Morrison, Krieger, Densmore, Manzarek) - 12:47
  8. "Bye Bye Johnny [Live]" (Berry) - 6:37
  9. "Caroline [Live]" (Rossi, Young) - 4:36
  10. "In My Chair [Live]" (Rossi, Young) - 4:36
  11. "Roll Over Lay Down [Live]" (Rossi, Young, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan) - 6:09
  12. "Is There a Better Way [Live]" (Rossi, Lancaster) - 3:43
  13. "Rain [Live]" (Parfitt) - 4:37
  14. "Honky Tonk Angel [Demo]" (Carter, Warren) - 3:51

[5]

Tracks 6 & 7 recorded live in Stoke 1975

Tracks 8-13 recorded live in Osaka 1976

Tracks 5 and 14 are the same recording

Personnel[edit]

Status Quo

with:

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Blue for You
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] 3× Platinum 150,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[19] Gold 25,000[19]
France (SNEP)[20] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UK Albums 2". Statusquo.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  • ^ Hung, Steffen. "Status Quo - Rain". Hitparade.ch.
  • ^ "Blue for You - Status Quo | Album". AllMusic.
  • ^ Reid, Steven. "Status Quo: Blue for You (Deluxe Edition)". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  • ^ "Status Quo - Blue for You". Discogs. May 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  • ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4143b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  • ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Select Status Quo from the menu, then press OK.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Blue for You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Blue for You" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ "Charts.nz – Status Quo – Blue for You". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Blue for You". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  • ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1976. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  • ^ "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  • ^ a b "Status Quo: A Dutch "Gold" Sales Award for the Album "Blue For You", November 1975". Bonhams. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  • ^ "French album certifications – Status Quo – Blue for You" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Select STATUS QUO and click OK. 
  • ^ Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  • ^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
  • ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – On The Level". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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