Quid Pro Quo is the twenty-ninth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released in May 2011. The album debuted at number 10 in the UK charts and features 14 new songs, as well as the 2010 version of the 1986 hit In The Army Now

In The Army Now (song)

"In the Army Now" is a song by the South African-born Dutch duo Rob and Ferdi Bolland, recorded in 1981. The song was also later recorded by the British rock band Status Quo on their 1986 album, In the Army Now, and their version peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.Lead singer of English...

 which was re-released in support of the Help For Heroes

Help for Heroes

Help for Heroes is a British charity launched on 1 October 2007 to help provide better facilities for British servicemen and women wounded since September 11, 2001. It was founded by Bryn Parry OBE and his wife Emma Parry OBE after they visited soldiers at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham...

 and British Forces Foundation

British Forces Foundation

The British Forces Foundation is a British Charity, reg no 1075109The foundation was launched in May 1999 by comedian Jim Davidson to support the well being of the members of Britains armed forces though the provision of high quality entertainment....

 charities. The accompanying Official Live Bootleg album features 12 older songs recorded by the band in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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 and Melbourne

Melbourne

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 in 2010.

The single 'Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You' was initially released as a free track download from the band's official website, and was included on BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2

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's 'A' playlist from May 14th onwards. The album was 'Album Of The Week' week commencing May 28th.

The second single 'Two Way Traffic' was also included on the Radio 2 'A' playlist.

A third single 'Better Than That' was released and included on the Radio 2 'A' playlist.

UK Tracklisting

1. Two Way Traffic (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 :...
   
   /Edwards) – 4:00
2. Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You (Rossi/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:...
   
    – 3:32
3. Dust To Gold (Rossi/Bown/Edwards) – 4:52
4. Let's Rock (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:...
   
   /Morris) – 4:28
5. Can't See For Looking (Parfitt/Bown/Edwards) – 3:55
6. Better Than That (Rossi/Young
   Bob Young (artist)
   Robert Keith Young is an English musician and author, who became famous for being the unofficial fifth member of the rock band Status Quo.- Collaborations with Status Quo :...
   
   ) – 3:18
7. Movin' On (Rossi/Young) – 4:05
8. Leave A Little Light On (Parfitt/Morris) – 4:05
9. Any Way You Like It (Bown/Crook/Edwards) – 3:18
10. Frozen Hero (Rossi/Bown) – 4:21
11. Reality Cheque (Parfitt/Edwards) – 4:05
12. The Winner (Rossi/Young) – 3:18
13. It's All About You (Rossi/Young) – 2:54
14. My Old Ways (Rossi/Young) – 3:04
15. In The Army Now (2010)
    In The Army Now (song)
    "In the Army Now" is a song by the South African-born Dutch duo Rob and Ferdi Bolland, recorded in 1981. The song was also later recorded by the British rock band Status Quo on their 1986 album, In the Army Now, and their version peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.Lead singer of English...
    
     (Bolland/Bolland
    Bolland & Bolland
    Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers – the brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland ....
    
    ) – 3:53

'Official Live Bootleg' Tracklisting

1. Whatever You Want
2. Down Down
3. Don't Drive My Car
4. Hold You Back
5. Pictures Of Matchstick Men
6. Ice In The Sun
7. Beginning Of The End
8. Roll Over Lay Down
9. Caroline
10. Rockin' All Over The World

Personnel

• 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 & 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 & guitar
• John Edwards - Bass & vocals
• 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
• Matt Letley
  Matt Letley
  Matt Letley is the drummer in the English rock band, Status Quo.- Career :Letley's first recording were with his brother Mark's progressive rock band Sindelfingen when he was only 12; a live track including him was added to a CD reissue of their rare LP entitled 'Odgipig...
  
   - Drums

Additional Personnel:

• Bob Young
  Bob Young (artist)
  Robert Keith Young is an English musician and author, who became famous for being the unofficial fifth member of the rock band Status Quo.- Collaborations with Status Quo :...
  
   - Harmonica (on track 13)
• Nick Rossi - Backing vocals (on tracks 2, 6, 7, 12–14)
• Kick Horns - Horns (on track 4)
  • Simon Clarke - Baritone Sax
  • Paul Spong - Trumpet
  • Tim Sanders - Tenor Sax
• Corps of Army Music, Kneller Hall, Twickenham & the voice WO Eliott Drake (on track 15)

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	26
Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	61
Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...	32
French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	157
German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	13
Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...	57
Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	32
Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	8
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	10