Blue for You

by Status Quo

Overview

Released in March 1976, Status Quo's ninth album was, depending upon how one viewed the last six years of relentless boogie, either the last of the band's "classic" LPs or the first step toward absolute household name-dom that the group has enjoyed ever since. In fact, of course, it was both. At its best -- the punchy (and almost presciently punkish) "Is There a Better Way," the sleazy barroom vibe of the title track, and the six-minute closer, "Mystery Song" -- Blue for You married vintage Quo with a progressive eye that boded well for at least another few albums' worth of quality quo-tations. Elsewhere, however, "Rolling Home," "That's a Fact," and "Rain" suggested a paint-by-numbers approach that hadn't simply isolated all the ingredients that brought the band its mass appeal, it then boiled them down to the lowest common denominator as well. The arrival, a little more than a year later, of "Rockin' All Over the World" would unequivocally prove which option they preferred. But Blue for You proves that at least they had a choice. ~ Dave Thompson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/01/2021
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031444252
Rank:	2345

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Status Quo   Primary Artist
Bob Young   Harmonica,Harmonica
Andy Bown   Piano

Technical Credits

Status Quo   Producer,Arranger
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Robby Krieger   Composer
Roger Glover   Producer
Hugh Jones   Engineer
Francis Rossi   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Bob Young   Composer,Composer
Jim Morrison   Composer
John Coghlan   Composer
William Warren   Composer
Damon Lyon-Shaw   Producer,Engineer
Robert Young   Composer,Composer
Arlie Carter   Composer
John David   Composer
John Densmore   Composer
Rick Parfitt   Composer
Alan Lancaster   Composer
Rob Young   Composer
Richard Parfitt   Composer