1978 studio album by Status Quo
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If You Can't Stand the Heat... is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Status Quo . Recorded
at Wisseloord Studios , Hilversum, Holland, and produced by Pip Williams , it was released in October 1978 and reached number three in the UK Albums Chart . The sleeve notes that Aphex Aural Exciter was used in the recording process. Unusually for a Status Quo record, a brass section, the David Katz Horns, was used, as well as a backing vocal trio: Jacquie Sullivan, Stevie Lange , and Joy Yates.
"Again and Again " was the first single released from the album, reaching number 13 in the UK Singles Chart .
The second single released from the album was an edited version of "Accident Prone ", which peaked at number 36 in the UK.
Track listing
"Again and Again " (Rick Parfitt , Andy Bown , Jackie Lynton) — 3:41
"I'm Giving Up My Worryin'" (Francis Rossi , Bernie Frost) — 3:02
"Gonna Teach You to Love Me" (Alan Lancaster , Michael Green ) — 3:11
"Someone Show Me Home" (Rossi, Frost) — 3:49
"Long Legged Linda" (Bown) — 3:29
"Oh, What a Night" (Parfitt, Bown) — 3:46
"Accident Prone " (Pip Williams , Peter Hutchins) — 5:08
"Stones" (Lancaster) — 3:53
"Let Me Fly" (Rossi, Frost) — 4:25
"Like a Good Girl" (Rossi, Robert Young ) — 3:26
2005 remaster bonus track
"Accident Prone" (single version) (Williams, Hutchins)
Personnel
Status Quo
Additional musicians
Andy Bown – keyboards, backing vocals
Frank Ricotti – percussion
Jacquie Sullivan – backing vocals
Stevie Lange – backing vocals
Joy Yates – backing vocals
The David Katz Horns – horns
Charts
Certifications
References
^ "UK Albums 2" . Statusquo.org.uk . Retrieved 21 October 2022 .
^ "Music Week" (PDF) . p. 35.
^ Hung, Steffen. "Status Quo - Accident Prone" . Hitparade.ch .
^ "If You Can't Stand the Heat Review by Robert Aniento" . AllMusic . Retrieved 19 February 2024 .
^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
^ "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 – If You Can't Stand the Heat" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat..." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat" . Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat" . 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.
^ "French album certifications – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat..." (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 February 2021 . Select STATUS QUO and click OK.
^ "Status Quo: A Swiss "Gold" Sales Award for "If You Can't Stand the Heat..." and "Live", 1978" . Directupload.net. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2021 .
^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – If You Can't Stand the Heat..." British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 February 2021 .
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