Ol' Rag Blues
Appearance
"Ol' Rag Blues" | ||||
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Single by Status Quo | ||||
from the album Back to Back | ||||
Released | 2 September 1983 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:51 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lancaster/Lamb | |||
Producer(s) | Status Quo | |||
Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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"Ol' Rag Blues" is a song recorded by the British rock band Status Quo. It was included on the album Back to Back in 1983, and also released as a single.[1] It was the only top 10 single the band never played live.[2]
"Ol' Rag Blues" originally had a lead vocal by Alan Lancaster; however, the final recording used for this single featured a lead vocal performance by Francis Rossi. Lancaster wrote the song with Keith Lamb, lead singer of British bands The Kase, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australian glam rock band Hush.
Track listing
7-inch
12-inch
- "Ol' Rag Blues" (extended remix) (Lancaster/Lamb) (4.50)
- "Stay The Night" (Rossi/Miller/Frost) (3.20)
- "Whatever You Want (Live At The N.E.C.)" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.21)
Charts
Chart (1983) | Position |
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UK Singles Chart | 9 |
Switzerland | 17 |
Netherlands | 20 |
Sweden | 18 |
Germany | 47 |
Belgium | 15 |
Norway | 22 |
Ireland | 7 |
References
- ^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ https://www.setlist.fm/stats/status-quo-53d6cb51.html