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
Whatever You Want
(1979)		 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.

Three tracks were issued as singles the same year, "What You're Proposing", and a double A-side, "Lies"/"Don't Drive My Car". At the end of 1981 an edited version of another track, the uncharacteristic ballad "Rock 'n' Roll", appeared as a single after the release of Quo's subsequent album Never Too Late. It was a prolific recording session, which included enough material for Never Too Late, released only five months later.

"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

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

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 reissue bonus track

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

2017 double album deluxe edition reissue bonus tracks

Disc Two:

  • "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 *
    • denotes previously unreleased live track.

    Personnel

    Status Quo
    Additional personnel

    Charts

    Certifications

    Region CertificationCertified units/sales
    France (SNEP)[13] Gold 100,000*
    Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] Gold 50,000^
    Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Gold 25,000^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 100,000^

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

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Just Supposin'...". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    10. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    11. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
    12. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1981. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
    13. ↑ "French album certifications – Status Quo – Just Supposing" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Select STATUS QUO and click OK. 
    14. ↑ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
    15. ↑ "Tooveys: Status Quo: a Swiss 'Gold' sales award for the album 'Just Supposin". 20 December 2020.
    16. ↑ "British album certifications – Status Quo – Just Supposin'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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