Status Quo - Aquostic (album interview)

Band: Status Quo
Video: Album interview
Album: "Aquostic (Stripped Bare)"
Released: October 17, 2014
Genre: Acoustic rock
Label: Warner Bros. Records, earMUSIC, Edel Records
Producer: Mike Paxman

Track listing:
01. Pictures of Matchstick Men ("Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo" - 1968)
02. Down the Dustpipe (Single - 1970)
03. Na Na Na ("Dog of Two Head" - 1971)
04. Paper Plane ("Piledriver" - 1972)
05. All the Reasons ("Piledriver" - 1972)
06. Reason for Living ("Hello!" - 1973)
07. And It's Better Now ("Hello!" - 1973)
08. Caroline ("Hello!" - 1973)
09. Softer Ride ("Hello!" - 1973)
10. Claudie ("Hello!" - 1973)
11. Break the Rules ("Quo" - 1974)
12. Down Down ("On the Level" - 1975)
13. Little Lady ("On the Level" - 1975)
14. Mystery Song ("Blue for You" - 1976)
15. Rain ("Blue for You" - 1976)
16. Rockin' All Over the World ("Rockin' All Over the World" - 1977)
17. Again and Again ("If You Can't Stand the Heat..." - 1978)
18. Whatever You Want ("Whatever You Want" - 1979)
19. What You're Proposing ("Just Supposin" - 1980)
20. Rock 'n' Roll ("Just Supposin" - 1980)
21. Don't Drive My Car ("Just Supposin" - 1980)
22. Marguerita Time ("Back to Back" - 1983)
23. Rollin' Home ("In the Army Now - 1986)
24. Burning Bridges ("Ain't Complaining" - 1988)
25. Rock 'til You Drop ("Rock 'til You Drop" - 1991)

Personnel:
Status Quo
Francis Rossi - guitars, vocals
Rick Parfitt - guitars, ukulele, vocals
Andy Bown - guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, vocals
John "Rhino" Edwards - guitar, bass, vocals
Leon Cave - guitar, drums, vocals

Additional musicians:
Geraint Watkins - accordion
Martin Ditcham - percussion
Amy Smith - background vocals
Richard Benbow - string arrangements
Lucy Wilkins - violin
Howard Gott - violin
Natalia Bonner - violin
Alison Dods - violin
Sophie Sirota - viola
Sarah Wilson - cello

Production:
Mike Paxman - production
Gregg Jackman - recording, mixing

Aquostic (Stripped Bare) is the upcoming thirty-first studio album by English rock band Status Quo, set to be released in October 2014. Produced by Mike Paxman, this is the band's first completely acoustic album. The album cover contains a photograph by Canadian singer Bryan Adams. The album will be availabe on CD, double gatefold vinyl (incl. dowload code), box set (incl. cd, exclusive T-Shirt, mousepad, 7-inch vinyl single, 7 pictures and poster) and download...