XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits
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XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits is an album by English Rock band Status Quo. It is a best-of compilation containing 2 discs.
Disk 1
- Caroline (Rossi/Young)
- Down DownDown Down"Down Down" is a popular song by the English rock band, Status Quo.Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, "Down Down" was one of Status Quo's two number one singles in the UK Singles Chart so far...
(Rossi/Young) - Paper PlanePaper Plane (song)"Paper Plane" is a rock song originally by Status Quo released as a single in 1972 and on their album Piledriver....
(Rossi/Young) - Big Fat Mama (Rossi/Parfitt)
- Roll Over Lay DownRoll Over Lay Down"Roll Over Lay Down" is a song by the British Rock band Status Quo that was released as the A-side of a live EP, Quo Live in 1975. It was released to celebrate the band's 13 anniversary....
(Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) - Softer Ride (Parfitt/Lancaster)
- Don't Waste My Time (Rossi/Young)
- Little Lady (Parfitt)
- Mystery SongMystery Song"Mystery Song" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1976. It was included on the album Blue for You.The song concerns a young man's encounter with a prostitute...
(Parfitt/Young) - RainRainRain is liquid precipitation, as opposed to non-liquid kinds of precipitation such as snow, hail and sleet. Rain requires the presence of a thick layer of the atmosphere to have temperatures above the melting point of water near and above the Earth's surface...
(Parfitt) - Break the RulesBreak the rules- Personnel :* Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals* Poppa L.Q. – vocals* Terry Bradford – background vocals* Alex Brown – background vocals* Andy Caine – background vocals* Jennifer Carr – background vocals* Debra Killings – background vocals...
(Rossi/Young) - Something 'bout You Baby I LikeSomething 'Bout You Baby I Like"Something 'Bout You Baby " is a popular song written by guitarist Richard Supa in the early 1970s. Other artists have covered the song such as Tom Jones, who reached number 36 in the UK in 1974) and Glen Campbell & Rita Coolidge.- Status Quo cover :...
(Supa) - Hold You Back (Rossi/Parfitt/Young)
- Rockin' All Over the WorldRockin' All Over The WorldRockin' All Over the World is the tenth studio album by the British band Status Quo, released 1977. It is the first of their records to be produced by Pip Williams. It was released in November 1977, and reached #5....
(Fogerty) - Whatever You WantWhatever You WantWhatever You Want is the twelfth studio 1979 rock album by the British band Status Quo. It features 10 tracks including the title track....
(Parfitt/Bown) - Don't Drive My Car (Parfitt/Bown)
- Again and AgainAgain and Again (Status Quo song)"Again and Again" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1978. It was issued to coincide with the band's headline appearance at the Reading Festival on 26 August 1978.- Track listing :# "Again and Again"...
(Parfitt/Bown/Lynton) - Forty Five Hundred Times (Rossi/Parfitt)
- All Stand UpAll Stand Up"All Stand Up " is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 2002. It was included on the album Heavy Traffic.- Track listing :# "All Stand Up " 3.44...
(Rossi/Young)
Disk 2
- You'll Come 'RoundYou'll Come 'Round"You'll Come 'Round" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 2004. It was included on the album XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits.- Track listing :# "You'll Come Round" 3.21# "Lucinda" 3:11...
(Rossi/Young) - Thinking of YouThinking of You (Status Quo song)"Thinking of You" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 2004. It was included on the album XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits.- Track listing :# "Thinking of You" 3:36...
(Rossi/Young) - Jam Side DownJam Side Down"Jam Side Down" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in August 2002. It was included on the album Heavy Traffic.Status Quo performed the song Top of the Pops on 16 August 2002.- CD1 :# "Jam Side Down 3.27...
(Rossi/Parfitt) - Creepin Up On You (Parfitt/Edwards)
- Down the DustpipeDown the Dustpipe"Down the Dustpipe" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Carl Groszman. He was a client of Valley Music, who were affiliated to Status Quo’s management in their early days. The group recorded it, and in Francis Rossi’s words, “it was the first record to feature our soon-to-be...
(Grozman) - Pictures of Matchstick MenPictures of Matchstick Men"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States...
(Rossi) - Ice in the SunIce in the Sun"Ice in the Sun" is a song by the band Status Quo. The track was recorded in 1968, and appeared on Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo, an album by Status Quo that was released in August that year....
(Wilde/Scott) - In My ChairIn My Chair"In My Chair" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1970.The song was written in a single afternoon by Francis Rossi and Bob Young in Rossi's kitchen.- Charts :...
(Rossi/Young) - GerdundulaGerdundula"Gerdundula" is a single by the British Rock band Status Quo from their fourth studio album Dog of Two Head. Like previous single "Mean Girl", It was released by the band's previous label Pye to capitalise on their current success on a new label....
(Rossi/Young) - Wild Side of Life (Warren/Carter)
- Rock 'N' Roll (Rossi/Frost)
- What You're Proposin' (Rossi/Frost)
- The WandererThe Wanderer (Dion song)"The Wanderer" is a song written by Ernie Maresca and originally recorded by Dion. The song, with a 12-bar blues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the story of a travelling man and his many loves...
(Maresca) - Livin on an Island (Parfitt/Young)
- Marguerita TimeMarguerita Time"Marguerita Time" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1983. It was included on the album Back to Back.The single was also issued in a Christmas double pack with included "Caroline" /"Joanne".- Charts :...
(Rossi/Frost) - In the Army NowIn 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) - When You Walk in the RoomWhen You Walk In The Room"When You Walk in the Room" is a song written and recorded by Jackie DeShannon, first released by her in 1963 but covered by many artists. The lyrics of the song attempt to detail the singer's emotions when in the presence of the person he or she loves...
(DeShannon) - Burning BridgesAin't ComplainingAin't Complaining is the eighteenth studio album by English rock band Status Quo. Initially released on the Vertigo 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...
(Rossi/Bown) - Fun Fun Fun (Love/Wilson)
- Old Time Rock and RollOld Time Rock and Roll"Old Time Rock and Roll" is the title of a song by Bob Seger featured on his 1978 album Stranger in Town and released as a single in 1979. It is a nostalgic look at the music of a previous generation. The song was featured in the Tom Cruise film Risky Business and gained widespread fame because of...
(Jackson/Jones) - Anniversary Waltz Part 1 (Lee/Kind/Mack/Mendlesohn/Berry/Maresca/Bartholomew/King/Collins/Penniman/Hammer/Blackwell)