Roll Over Lay Down
| "Roll Over Lay Down" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| Released | May 1975 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:40 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriters | Francis Rossi, Bob Young, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt, John Coghlan | |||
| Producer | 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 Dave Field) 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
[edit]Quo Live EP
[edit]- "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
[edit]This single was released in France
- "Roll Over Lay Down" (live)
- "Where I Am"
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[2] | 2 |
| Germany (GfK)[3] | 15 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 33 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[5] | 7 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[6] | 9 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 5 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] | 32 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 20 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[11][12] | 23 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "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. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ↑ "Status Quo – Roll Over Lay Down". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Status Quo – Roll Over Lay Down". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 5/17/1975 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Status Quo – Roll Over Lay Down (Live)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Status Quo – Roll Over Lay Down (Live)" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Status Quo – Roll Over Lay Down (Live)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Status Quo – Roll Over Lay Down (Live)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
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