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| Just Supposin' | ||||
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| Studio album by Status Quo | ||||
| Released | 17 October 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, boogie rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 40:41 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Producer | John Eden, Status Quo | |||
| Status Quo chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Just Supposin' | ||||
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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, 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.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
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."
Track listing
- Side one
- "What You're Proposing" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 4:18
- "Run to Mummy" (Rossi, Andy Bown) – 3:12
- "Don't Drive My Car" (Rick Parfitt, Bown) – 4:32
- "Lies" (Rossi, Frost) – 3:56
- "Over the Edge" (Alan Lancaster, Keith Lamb) – 4:33
- Side two
- "The Wild Ones" (Lancaster) – 4:02
- "Name of the Game" (Rossi, Lancaster, Bown) – 4:29
- "Coming and Going" (Parfitt, Bob Young) – 6:21
- "Rock 'n' Roll" (Rossi, Frost) – 5:23
2005 remaster bonus track
"AB Blues" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bown) – 4:28
2017 deluxe edition bonus tracks
Personnel
- Status Quo
- Francis Rossi – guitar, vocals
- Rick Parfitt – guitar, vocals
- Alan Lancaster – bass, vocals
- John Coghlan – drums
- Additional personnel
- Andy Bown – keyboards
- Bernie Frost – backing vocals
- Bob Young – harmonica on "Coming And Going"
- Danny Clifford – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Gold | 50,000 |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | 25,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000 |
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Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Just Supposin' - Status Quo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Off the Record". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 4. 4 October 1980.
- "Memim.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- 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.
- "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – Just Supposin'..." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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- "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – Just Supposin'...". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Just Supposin'...". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1981. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "French album certifications – Status Quo – Just Supposing" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Select STATUS QUO and click OK.
- Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
- "Tooveys: Status Quo: a Swiss 'Gold' sales award for the album 'Just Supposin' '". 20 December 2020.
- "British album certifications – Status Quo – Just Supposin'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2021.