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1+9+8+2

For other albums called 1982, see 1982 (disambiguation).

1+9+8+2 (official title[4] in other sources as 1982) is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Status Quo, released on 16 April 1982.[5][6] It was the first to include new drummer Pete Kircher, who had recently replaced John Coghlan, and also the first to credit keyboard player Andy Bown as a full member of the band; on the previous few releases he had merely been listed as a guest musician although he had long been an integral member in all but name.

1982
Studio album by
Status Quo
Released16 April 1982
RecordedEarly 1982
StudioMountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreRock
Length39:01
LabelVertigo
ProducerStatus Quo
Status Quo chronology
Never Too Late
(1981) 		1982
(1982) 		Live at the N.E.C.
(1982)
Singles from 1982
  1. "Dear John"
    Released: 19 March 1982
  2. "She Don't Fool Me"
    Released: 4 June 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Star Pulse[2]
Smash Hits6/10[3]

Its release came shortly before the band appeared at a concert at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, in the presence of the then Prince of Wales (later King Charles III), and the resulting publicity probably helped to send it to an entry position of No. 1 in the album chart, making it their fourth and last No. 1 album. Nevertheless, it received a lukewarm reception from fans. "Dear John", the first single and the only track not written by any of the band, reached No. 10 in the UK, but "She Don't Fool Me" stalled at No. 36.

1982 was the 20th anniversary of band members Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster first meeting each other, and the sum of the numbers 1+9+8+2 is 20 (shown as the Roman numerals 'XX' underneath the album title), hence the name of the album.

Track listing

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Side one

  1. "She Don't Fool Me" (Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown) – 4:36
  2. "Young Pretender" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 3:34
  3. "Get Out and Walk" (Parfitt, Bown) – 3:13
  4. "Jealousy" (Rossi, Frost) – 2:55
  5. "I Love Rock and Roll" (Alan Lancaster) – 3:16

Side two

  1. "Resurrection" (Bown, Parfitt) – 3:49
  2. "Dear John" (John Gustafson, Jackie McAuley) – 3:14
  3. "Doesn't Matter" (Rossi, Frost) – 3:41
  4. "I Want the World to Know" (Lancaster, Keith Lamb) – 3:23
  5. "I Should Have Known" (Rossi, Frost) – 3:31
  6. "Big Man" (Lancaster, Mick Green) – 3:45

2006 reissue bonus tracks

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  1. "Calling the Shots" (Parfitt, Bown) (B-side of "Jealousy", released as a single in some European countries) – 4:53
  2. "Hold You Back" (Live at the N.E.C.) (Rossi, Parfitt, Bob Young) – 4:40
  3. "Over the Edge" (Live at the N.E.C.) (Lancaster, Lamb) – 4:20
  • The two live tracks also appeared on the album Live at the N.E.C., released later the same year.

September 2018 Deluxe Edition CD2

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Track 1 was a B-side. The remainder of the disc is a rehearsal recording, with the group trying out some cover songs.

  1. "Calling the Shots" – B-Side
  2. "Break the Rules"
  3. "When the Girl in Your Arms (Is the Girl in Your Heart)"
  4. "Half-Way to Paradise"
  5. "Cathy's Clown"
  6. "It's Only Make Believe"
  7. "Walk on By"
  8. "Singing the Blues"
  9. "Jealous Heart"
  10. "Down the Dustpipe"
  11. "Wild Side of Life"
  12. "Lover Please" / "Let's Twist Again" / "Rock 'N' Roll Music"
  13. "He'll Have to Go" / "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
  14. "Unspoken Words"
  15. "Blueberry Hill"
  16. "Gimme Some Lovin'"
  17. "Time to Fly" / "Railroad"
  18. "Umleitung"
  19. "Someone's Learning"
  20. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore"
  21. "Red River Rock"
  22. "Like a Good Girl" / "Mean Girl"
  23. "Stay the Night"

Personnel

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Status Quo
Additional personnel
  • Bernie Frost – backing vocals

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 60
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 29
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "1+9+8+2 Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. ^ "1+9+8+2 Overview". Star Pulse. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ^ Dellar, Fred (29 April – 12 May 1982). "Status Quo: 1982" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 4, no. 9. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 21. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Status Quo website 1+9+8+2)". Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ^ Sharon Davis Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies 2012 "Status Quo's first hit of 1982, titled 'Dear John', soared into the Top Ten, whereupon the group undertook a further British tour. They were affectionately known by their fans as 'Quo', their album simply titled 1982 topped the British chart, their fourth to do so, while they performed ...
  6. ^ "none". NME. London. 10 April 1982. p. 38.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – 1982" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – 1982" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – 1982" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – 1982". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – 1982". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – 1982". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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