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12 Gold Bars Volume II
Compilation album by
Status Quo
Released23 November 1984
Recorded1980–1984
Genre Rock
Label Vertigo
Status Quo chronology
Back to Back
(1983) 		12 Gold Bars Volume II
(1984) 		In the Army Now
(1986)

12 Gold Bars Volume II is a 1984 compilation album by English rock band Status Quo, released on Vertigo Records on 23 November 1984. [1] It compiles all their UK hit singles from 1980 to 1984. The album was packaged as a gatefold vinyl LP and double cassette, containing 12 Gold Bars as a bonus album alongside Volume II.

Track listing

Side one

  1. " What You're Proposin'" ( Francis Rossi/Bernie Frost) – 4:13
  2. " Lies" (Rossi/Frost) – 3:56
  3. " Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" ( Richard Supa) – 2:48
  4. " Don't Drive My Car" ( Rick Parfitt/ Andy Bown) – 4:12
  5. " Dear John" (Jackie MacCauley/ John Gustafson) – 3:11
  6. " Rock 'n' Roll" (Rossi/Frost) – 4:04

Side two

  1. " Ol' Rag Blues" ( Alan Lancaster/ Keith Lamb) – 2:48
  2. " Mess of Blues" ( Doc Pomus/ Mort Shuman) – 3:18
  3. " Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) – 3:28
  4. " Going Down Town Tonight" (Guy Johnson) – 3:36
  5. " The Wanderer" ( Ernie Maresca) – 3:30
  6. " Caroline" (Live at the N.E.C.) (Rossi/ Bob Young) – 4:58

Charts

Chart (1984-1985) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report) [2] 80
UK Albums ( OCC) [3] 12

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI) [4] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Record News". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 39. 24 November 1984.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – 12 Gold Bars Vol 2 (And 1)". British Phonographic Industry.
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