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Just Supposin'

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Just Supposin'
Studio album by
Status Quo
Released17 October 1980
Recorded1980
StudioWindmill Lane Studios, Dublin
GenreHard rock, boogie rock, new wave[1]
Length40:41
LabelVertigo
ProducerJohn Eden, Status Quo
Status Quo chronology
12 Gold Bars
(1980) 		Just Supposin'
(1980) 		Never Too Late
(1981)
Singles from Just Supposin'
  1. "What You're Proposing"
    Released: 3 October 1980
  2. "Lies"/"Don't Drive My Car"
    Released: 28 November 1980
  3. "Rock 'n' Roll"
    Released: 20 November 1981

Just Supposin' is the thirteenth album by Status Quo. Co-produced by the group and John Eden, it was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin. Released on 17 October 1980,[2] it entered the UK albums chart at number 4.

The Windmill Lane sessions were highly prolific for the band, resulting in two albums worth of material, Just Supposin' and its follow-up Never Too Late, released the next year.

Initially, two singles were issued from the album, "What You're Proposing", and a double A-side, "Lies"/"Don't Drive My Car". At the end of 1981, after the release of Never Too Late, an edited version of another track from Just Supposin', the uncharacteristic ballad "Rock 'n' Roll", also appeared as a single.

"Over the Edge" was co-written by bass player Alan Lancaster and Keith Lamb, lead singer of British bands The Case, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australia's successful glam rock band Hush.

The cover art work features the launch phase of a UGM-84 Harpoon submarine missile.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

In their retrospective review, AllMusic mostly praised the album's set of songs, commenting that they "married the expected boogie to a new wave quirkiness that was straight out of the year's hippest fashion guides. It works, as well – for the most part, anyway."[1]

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "What You're Proposing" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 4:18
  2. "Run to Mummy" (Rossi, Andy Bown) – 3:12
  3. "Don't Drive My Car" (Rick Parfitt, Bown) – 4:32
  4. "Lies" (Rossi, Frost) – 3:56
  5. "Over the Edge" (Alan Lancaster, Keith Lamb) – 4:33
Side two
  1. "The Wild Ones" (Lancaster) – 4:02
  2. "Name of the Game" (Rossi, Lancaster, Bown) – 4:29
  3. "Coming and Going" (Parfitt, Bob Young) – 6:21
  4. "Rock 'n' Roll" (Rossi, Frost) – 5:23

2005 remaster bonus track

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"AB Blues" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bown) – 4:28

2017 deluxe edition bonus tracks

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  • "AB Blues" – B-Side (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bown)
  • "Coming and Going" - Writing version 1980
  • "Don't Drive My Car" - Live - Le Mans 1981
  • "Over the Edge" - Live - Le Mans 1981
  • "Rock N Roll" - Live - Le Mans 1981
  • "Something 'bout You Baby I Like" - Live - Le Mans 1981
  • "What You're Proposing" - Live - Le Mans 1981

    Personnel

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    Status Quo
    Additional personnel

    Charts

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    Certifications

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    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    France (SNEP)[14] Gold 100,000*
    Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] Gold 50,000^
    Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Gold 25,000^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 100,000^

    * Sales figures based on certification alone.
    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References

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    1. ^ a b c "Just Supposin' - Status Quo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
    2. ^ "Off the Record". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 4. 4 October 1980.
    3. ^ "Memim.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
    4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – Just Supposin'..." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Just Supposin'..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Just Supposin'..." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – Just Supposin'...". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    9. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
    10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Just Supposin'...". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    12. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    13. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1981. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
    14. ^ "French album certifications – Status Quo – Just Supposing" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Select STATUS QUO and click OK. 
    15. ^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
    16. ^ "Tooveys: Status Quo: a Swiss 'Gold' sales award for the album 'Just Supposin". 20 December 2020.
    17. ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – Just Supposin'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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