Ain't Complaining is the eighteenth studio album by English rock band Status Quo. Initially released on the Vertigo

Vertigo Records

Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram...

 label in 1988, it was the group's first album on that label to fall short of the UK Top 10, reaching no higher than its entry position of No. 12. It spawned three singles, namely the title track, the ballad 'Who Gets the Love', and the only Top 10 hit among them, the jaunty 'Burning Bridges

Burning Bridges (Status Quo song)

"Burning Bridges " is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1988. It was included on the album Ain't Complaining...

', which essentially replicated the melody of the traditional folk song Darby Kelly within its distinctive instrumental breaks without crediting it as such.

An unusual move by Status Quo on this album was the use and endorsement of Charvel

Charvel

Charvel is a brand of guitar originally founded in the 1970s by Wayne Charvel in Azusa, California and then later, Glendora, California. Charvel guitars became popular in the 1980s due to their association with famous rock guitarists such as Edward Van Halen , Richie Sambora , Warren DeMartini ,...

 guitars.

Track listing

1. "Ain't Complaining
   Ain't Complaining (song)
   "Ain't Complaining" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1988. It was included on the album Ain't Complaining.Some versions of the 7 inch also featured a limited edition History Pack featuring a special outer box made from card and inside part one of the Status Quo...
   
   " (Parfitt/Williams) – 4:40
2. "Everytime I Think of You" (Edwards/Rich/Paxman) – 3:49
3. "One for the Money" (Parfitt/Williams) – 4:52
4. "Another Shipwreck" (Bown) – 3:48
5. "Don't Mind If I Do" (Rossi/Edwards) – 4:41
6. "I Know You're Leaving" (Van Tijn/Fluitsma) – 4:45
7. "Cross That Bridge" (David) – 3:31
8. "Cream of the Crop" (Rossi/Frost) – 4:03
9. "The Loving Game" (Parfitt/Edwards/Rich) – 4:23
10. "Who Gets the Love" (Williams/Goodison) – 5:33
11. "Burning Bridges" (Rossi/Bown) – 4:19
12. "Magic" (Rossi/Frost) – 3:52

2006 reissue bonus tracks

1. "That's Alright" (Rossi/Frost/Parfitt)
2. "Lean Machine" (Rossi/Parfitt)
3. "Halloween" (Parfitt/Williams/Rossi)
4. "The Reason for Goodbye" (Williams/Goodison/Parfitt/Rossi)
5. "The Greatest Fighter" (Rossi/Frost)
6. "Running All Over the World" (Fogerty)

Band members

• Francis Rossi
  Francis Rossi
  Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE is a British musician best known for being a co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, in which he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar.- Career :...
  
   – vocals and lead guitar
• Rick Parfitt
  Rick Parfitt
  Richard John Parfitt, OBE is best known for being a singer and the rhythm guitarist in the English rock band Status Quo.-Career:...
  
   – vocals and guitar
• John Edwards – bass
• Andy Bown
  Andy Bown
  Andy Bown is an English musician, who has specialised in keyboards and bass guitar. He is a member of the rock band Status Quo.-Career:...
  
   – keyboards
• Jeff Rich
  Jeff Rich
  Jeff Rich also known as "Worzel" is an English rock drummer, best known as a former drummer for the English rock band, Status Quo...
  
   – drums

Additional musicians

• Bernie Frost – additional vocals
• Paul "Wix" Wickens
  Paul Wickens
  Paul "Wix" Wickens is a keyboardist and composer from Essex, United Kingdom. Wickens has worked with musicians such as Paul McCartney, Nik Kershaw, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bon Jovi and many other artists. Wickens has been a member of McCartney's touring band since 1989.-Career:Wickens began...
  
   – additional keyboards
• Graham Preskett – country violin on Cross that Bridge and Burning Bridges