On the Level

On the Level
Studio album by Status Quo
Released	21 February 1975[1]
Recorded	Winter 1974 at IBC Studios and Phonogram Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	37:55
Label	Vertigo (UK) Capitol (USA)
Producer	Status Quo
Status Quo chronology
Quo (1974) On the Level (1975) Blue for You (1976)
Singles from On the Level
"Down Down" Released: 1974

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

On the Level is the eighth studio album of English rock band Status Quo. It features Francis Rossi, Richard Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan. The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sleeve consisted of informal photos members of the group had taken of each other.

In November 1974 the band released the only single from the album, an edited version of a Rossi/Young song entitled "Down Down". The single gave the band their only #1 hit to date. Its b-side was the Parfitt/Young album track "Nightride".

When the album was released in February 1975, the group were more or less at the peak of their career, record sales-wise. The album entered the chart at #1. All tracks were written or co-written by the group including unofficial fifth member, Robert Keith Young, apart from "Bye Bye Johnny", which was a Chuck Berry composition.

Track listing

1. "Little Lady" (Parfitt) — 3:03
2. "Most of the Time" (Rossi, Young) — 3:22
3. "I Saw the Light" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) — 3:40
4. "Over and Done" (Lancaster) — 3:55
5. "Nightride" (Rick Parfitt, Bob Young) — 3:54
6. "Down Down" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) — 5:25
7. "Broken Man" (Alan Lancaster) — 4:14
8. "What to Do" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) — 3:07
9. "Where I Am" (Rick Parfitt) — 2:45
10. "Bye Bye Johnny" (Berry) — 5:21

2005 reissue bonus tracks

1. "Down Down [Single Version]" (Francis Rossi, Bob Young) — 3:50
2. "Roll Over Lay Down [Live Version]" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Coghlan, Bob Young) — 5:41
3. "Gerdundula [Live Version]" (Manston/James) — 2:35
4. "Junior's Wailing [Live Version]" (White/Pugh) — 3:57
5. "Roadhouse Blues [Live Version]" (Morrison/Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek) — 12:24

Chart positions

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1975	1[3]

Personnel

• Francis Rossi — guitar, vocals
• Rick Parfitt — guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Alan Lancaster — bass, guitar, vocals
• John Coghlan — drums

References

1. "On the Level". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
2. Allmusic review
3. "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2011.