| "Roll Over Lay Down" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| Released | May 1975 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 5:40 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Francis Rossi, Bob Young, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt, John Coghlan | |||
| Producer(s) | 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 J Ifield) 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
Quo Live EP
- "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
This single was released in France
- "Roll Over Lay Down" (live)
- "Where I Am"
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles ( Kent Music Report) [2] | 2 |
| Germany ( Official German Charts) [3] | 15 |
| New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [4] | 33 |
| Norway ( VG-lista) [5] | 7 |
| UK Singles ( OCC) [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
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [11] [12] | 23 |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ " Status Quo – Roll Over Lay Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 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 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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