Roll Over Lay Down
"Roll Over Lay Down" | ||||
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Single by Status Quo | ||||
from the album Hello! | ||||
Released | 13 May 1975 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 5:40 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Francis Rossi, Bob Young, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt, John Coghlan | |||
Producer(s) | Status Quo | |||
Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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"Roll Over Lay Down" is a song by the British Rock band Status Quo that was first released on the album Hello! in 1973.
It was later released as the A-side of a live EP, Quo Live in 1975. It was released to celebrate the band's 13th anniversary.[1]
All of the tracks were recorded live and were taken from concerts at The Kursaal, Southend on 1 March 1975 and Trentham Gardens in Stoke the following night. The band released the EP against the advice of many people who predicted such a release would be a failure. It featured a picture sleeve that contained sleeve notes by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel. The centre of each copy of the record was specially moulded to feature the well known 'four heads' design (drawn by J Ifield) from the sleeve of the Quo album.
All three tracks were included as bonus tracks on the re-release of the On the Level album.
Track listing
Quo Live EP
- "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi/Young/Lancaster/Parfitt/Coghlan) – 5:40
- "Gerdundula" (Manston James) – 2:45
- "Junior's Wailing" (K White/M Pugh) – 3:50
Single
- "Roll Over Lay Down" / "Where I Am" [p] 45 rpm, live vinyl 7" (Vertigo / 6059 126, France, 1975)
Charts
Chart (1975) | Position |
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UK Singles Chart | 9 |
The Netherlands | 2 |
Sweden | 20 |
Austria | 6 |
Germany | 15 |
Belgium | 5 |
Norway | 7 |
Australia | 2 |
New Zealand | 25 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 23 |
References
- ^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 427. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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