Status Quo will strip back for their first unplugged album.
The veteran UK rock band have re-recorded acoustic versions of 20 of their songs for ‘Aquostic (Stripped Bare)’, due next week.
“We’ve got a good combination of tracks but some of the lovely ballads that I’ve always wanted to do never fitted the criteria of a Status Quo rock show,” Rick Parfitt said.
“Some were surprised by what worked that we thought wouldn’t and vice versa,” said Francis Rossi.
Aquostic Status Quo
1. Pictures Of Matchstick Men from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages
2. Down The Dustpipe Single
3. Na Na Na from Dog Of Two Head
4. Paper Plane from Piledriver
5. All The Reasons from Piledriver
6. Reason For Living from Hello
7. And It’s Better Now from Hello
8. Caroline from Hello
9. Softer Ride from Hello
10. Claudie from Hello
11. Break The Rules from Quo
12. Down Down from On The Level
13. Little Lady
(bonus track) from On The Level
14. Mystery Song
(bonus track) from Blue for You
15. Rain from Blue for You
16. Rockin’ all Over The World from Rockin’ All Over The World
17. Again and Again from If You Can’t Stand The Heat
18. Whatever You Want from Whatever You Want
19. What You’re Proposing from Just Supposin’
20. Rock ‘N’ Roll from Just Supposin’
21. Don’t Drive My Car from Just Supposin’
22. Marguerita Time from Back To Back
23. Rollin’ Home
(bonus track) from In The Army Now
24. Burning Bridges from Ain’t Complaining
25. Rock ‘Til You Drop from Rock ‘Til you Drop
AQUOSTIC (Stripped Bare) – Credits
Status Quo:
Francis Rossi – Guitars, Vocals
Rick Parfitt – Guitars, Ukulele, Vocals
Andrew Bown – Guitars, Mandolin, Harmonica, Piano, Vocals
John ‘Rhino’ Edwards – Basses, Guitars, Vocals
Leon Cave – Drums, Guitars, Vocals
Additional Musicians:
Geraint Watkins – Accordion
Martin Ditcham – Percussion
Amy Smith – Backing Vocals
String Arrangements by Richard Benbow
Strings:
Lucy Wilkins – (leader) Violin
Howard Gott – Violin
Natalia Bonner – Violin
Alison Dods – Violin
Sophie Sirota – Viola
Sarah Wilson – Cello
Recorded and mixed by Gregg Jackman
Produced by Mike Paxman
Status Quo ‘Aquostic (Stripped Bare)’ will be released on 20th October 2014 through Rhino/Warners (UK/Australia) and 17th October through earMUSIC/edel (ROW).
