Riffs (Status Quo album)

Riffs
Riffs
Studio album by Status Quo
Released	17 November 2003
Recorded	2002–2003 at Ridge Farm Studios & State of The Ark Studios
Genre	Rock, boogie rock
Length	57:32
Label	Universal
Producer	Mike Paxman
Status Quo chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Riffs is the twenty-sixth studio album by the English rock band Status Quo, released in November 2003. Ten tracks were cover versions of pop and rock standards, the other five were re-recordings of songs they had previously issued during the 1970s. The initial release also included a bonus 9-track DVD, featuring footage recorded for television programs and also the video for the 2002 Top 20 hit "Jam Side Down", from the band's previous album Heavy Traffic, recorded on HMS Ark Royal.

The booklet includes studio (non-performing) pictures of the group taken at Powderham Castle, Devon, where they played a gig shortly before completing the album.

UK Track listing

"Caroline" (Rossi, Young) 4:54
"I Fought The Law" (Curtis) 3:04
"Born To Be Wild" (Bonfire) 4:31
"Takin' Care of Business" (Bachman) 5:07
"Wild One" (O'Keefe, David Owens, Johnny Greenan) 3:47
"On The Road Again" (Floyd Jones, Wilson) 5:22
"Tobacco Road" (Loudermilk) 2:39
"Centerfold" (Seth Justman) 3:48
"All Day And All Of The Night" (Davies) 2:28
"Don't Bring Me Down" (Lynne) 3:57 *
"Junior's Wailing" (Kieran White, Martin Pugh) 3:28
"Pump It Up" (Costello) 3:30
"Down the Dustpipe" (Carl Grossman) 2:21
"Whatever You Want" (Parfitt, Bown) 4:32
"Rockin' All Over The World" (Fogerty) 3:56

* Only on UK version.

UK Track listing Bonus DVD

"Caroline" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young)
"Roll Over Lay Down" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt, John Coghlan)
"Whatever You Want" (Rick Parfitt, Andrew Bown)
"Forty-Five Hundred Times-Rain" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt) (Live at Heitere Open Air, Zofingen, Switzerland - August 2003)
"Solid Gold" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) (Live at Heitere Open Air, Zofingen, Switzerland - August 2003)
"Paper Plane" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) (Top of the Pops 2 Status Quo Special)
"All Stand Up" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) (Top of the Pops)
"Rockin All Over The World" (John Cameron Fogerty) (Top of the Pops 2000th Edition)
"Jam Side Down" (Terry Britten, Charlie Dore) (Video)

Personnel

Francis Rossi - Vocals & lead guitar
Rick Parfitt - Vocals & guitar
John Edwards - Bass & vocals
Andy Bown - Keyboards
Matt Letley - Drums

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[2]	37
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	44

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	70

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[5]	Silver	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Riffs at AllMusic
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – Riffs". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – Riffs". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

[1] Riffs at AllMusic

[ac_Scotland_-2] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[ac_UK2_-3] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_Status_Quo-4] "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – Riffs". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[United_KingdomStatus_QuoRiffsalbumCertRef-5] "British album certifications – Status Quo – Riffs". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

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v t e Status Quo
Francis Rossi Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Richie Malone Alan Lancaster John Coghlan Roy Lynes Rick Parfitt Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley
Studio albums (UK)	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic Aquostic II Backbone
Live albums	Live! Live at the NEC Live Alive Quo Live at the BBC
Box sets	From the Makers of...
Singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "Down the Dustpipe" "In My Chair" "Paper Plane" "Mean Girl" "Caroline" "Break the Rules" "Down Down" "Roll Over Lay Down" "Rain" "Mystery Song" "The Wild Side of Life" "Rockin' All Over the World" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Again and Again" "Accident Prone" "Whatever You Want" "Living on an Island" "What You're Proposing" "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "She Don't Fool Me" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Who Gets the Love?" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "Come On You Reds" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "Jam Side Down" "All Stand Up" "You'll Come 'Round" "Thinking of You" "The Party Ain't Over Yet" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time"
Other songs	"Forty Five Hundred Times" "Bye Bye Johnny" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
See also	Discography Members Bob Young Bula Quo!