In Search of the Fourth Chord

Studio album by Status Quo

Released

17 September 2007

Genre

Hard rock, blues rock, boogie rock

Length

58:25

Label

Fourth Chord Records

Producer

Pip Williams

Status Quo chronology

The Party Ain't Over Yet
(2005)

In Search of the Fourth Chord
(2007)

Quid Pro Quo
(2011)

Singles from In Search of the Fourth Chord

"Beginning of the End"
Released: 10 September 2007

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Classic Rock	^[2]
PopMatters	^[3]

In Search of the Fourth Chord is the twenty-eighth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released on 17 September 2007. The title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the rumour that the group always plays the same three chords, and a reference to the album In Search of the Lost Chord by British rock band The Moody Blues. The album's artwork is a parody of the Indiana Jones films.

The album saw the return of producer Pip Williams for the first time since 1996's Don't Stop.^[4] It entered the UK album charts at number 15.^[5]

The track "Bad News" also marks bassist John "Rhino" Edwards' first lead vocal on an original Status Quo song: his son Freddie also plays the guitar solo on the track. This track and "Gravy Train" (sung by Parfitt) are also the first two Status Quo tracks that were written solely by Rhino.

Track listing

"Beginning of the End" (Francis Rossi, John Edwards) – 4:23
"Alright" (Rick Parfitt, Wayne Morris) – 4:12
"Pennsylvania Blues Tonight" (Rossi, Bob Young) – 3:44
"I Don't Wanna Hurt You Anymore" (Rossi, Young) – 4:00
"Electric Arena" (Rossi, Young) – 5:25
"Gravy Train" (Edwards) – 3:23
"Figure of Eight" (Andy Bown) – 4:08
"You're the One for Me" (Matt Letley) – 3:30
"My Little Heartbreaker" (Rossi, Young) – 3:50
"Hold Me" (Rick Parfitt, Simon Climie, Wayne Morris) – 4:33
"Saddling Up" (Rossi, Bown) – 3:42
"Bad News" (Edwards) – 5:05
"Tongue Tied" (Rossi, Young) – 4:21

UK bonus track

"I Ain't Wastin' My Time" (Rossi, Young) – 3:36

Europe bonus track (excluding France)

"One by One" (Parfitt, Young) – 4:12

Germany bonus track CD

-CD2: Exclusive Bonus Live CD, Recorded live at the National Arboretum Westonbirt, Tetbury, Sunday 22 June 2008

"Caroline" (Rossi, Young) - 6:19 Live
"Beginning of the End" (Rossi, Edwards) - 4:14 Live
"In the Army Now" (Rob Bolland, Fred Bolland) - 4:04 Live
"Down Down" (Rossi, Young) - 4:45 Live
"Whatever You Want" (Parfitt, Bown) - 5:34 Live
"Rockin' All Over the World" (John Cameron Fogerty) - 3:50 Live
"Beginning of the End" (Rossi, Edwards) – Video Live

Personnel

Francis Rossi - Vocals & lead guitar
Rick Parfitt - Vocals & guitar
John Edwards - Bass & vocals
Andy Bown - Keyboards
Matt Letley - Drums

Additional personnel

Chloe du Pré – choir on track 13, cello on track 14 on European edition
Freddie Edwards – guitars & solo on track 12
Gregg Jackman – Logic programming
Daniel Jackman – second bass on track 13
Laura Macara – choir on track 13
Kevin McAlea – keyboards on track 4
Pip Williams – additional guitars
Bob Young – harmonica on tracks 3 and 9, track 14 on UK edition

Recorded at Hear No Evil Studios And ARSIS Studios

References

↑ Mawer, Sharon. Status Quo: In Search of the Fourth Chord > Review at AllMusic
↑ Staunton, Terry (January 2014). "Status Quo - Reissues". Classic Rock (192): 122.
↑ Leftridge, Steve (15 December 2009). "Review: In Search of the Fourth Chord". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
↑ Details of In Search of the Fourth Chord from official website
↑ "Status Quo Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-07-29.

Status Quo

Francis Rossi Rick Parfitt Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Alan Lancaster Jess Jaworski Alan Key John Coghlan Roy Lynes Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley

Studio albums (UK)	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic (Stripped Bare) Aquostic II: That's a Fact!

UK Top 20 singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Down the Dustpipe" "Paper Plane" "Mean Girl" "Caroline" "Break the Rules" "Down Down" "Roll Over Lay Down" "Rain" "Mystery Song" "The Wild Side of Life" "Rockin' All Over the World" "Again and Again" "Whatever You Want" "Living on an Island" "What You're Proposing" "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Come On You Reds" "Jam Side Down" "You'll Come 'Round" "The Party Ain't Over Yet"

Other singles	"Black Veils of Melancholy" "Make Me Stay a Bit Longer" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "In My Chair" "Tune to the Music" "Gerdundula" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Accident Prone" "She Don't Fool Me" "Who Gets the Love?" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "All Stand Up" "Thinking of You" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"

See also	Status Quo discography Bob Young

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