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On the Level
Studio album by Status Quo
Released	14 February 1975
Recorded	Late 1974
Studio	IBC Studios, London Phonogram Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock
Length	37:55
Label	Vertigo Capitol (USA and Canada)
Producer	Status Quo
Status Quo chronology
Quo (1974) On the Level (1975) Blue for You (1976)
Singles from On the Level
"Down Down" Released: 29 November 1974

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AllMusic

On the Level is the eighth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released by Vertigo Records on 14 February 1975. 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 number one hit to date. Its b-side was the Parfitt/Young album track "Nightride".

The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one. All tracks were written or co-written by the group and long-term collaborator Bob Young, apart from "Bye Bye Johnny", which was a Chuck Berry composition.

Track listing

2005 remaster bonus tracks

1. "Down Down" (Rossi, Young) – 3:50
2. "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) – 5:41
3. "Gerdundula" (Manston, James) – 2:35
4. "Junior's Wailing" (White, Pugh) – 3:57
5. "Roadhouse Blues" (Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek) – 12:24

Personnel

Status Quo

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

Charts

Certifications

References

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• 1975 albums
• Capitol Records albums
• Status Quo (band) albums
• Vertigo Records albums
• Albums recorded at IBC Studios