| "Ol' Rag Blues" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| from the album Back to Back | ||||
| Released | 2 September 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lancaster/Lamb | |||
| Producer(s) | Status Quo | |||
| Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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"Ol' Rag Blues" is a song recorded by the British rock band Status Quo. It was included on the album Back to Back in 1983, and also released as a single.[1] As of 2023, "Ol' Rag Blues" remains the only one of the band's 22 UK top ten singles to have never been performed live.[2]
"Ol' Rag Blues" originally had a lead vocal by Alan Lancaster; however, the final recording used for this single featured a lead vocal performance by Francis Rossi. Lancaster wrote the song with Keith Lamb, lead singer of British bands The Kase, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australian glam rock band Hush.
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Track listing
7-inch
12-inch
- "Ol' Rag Blues" (extended remix) (Lancaster/Lamb) (4.50)
- "Stay The Night" (Rossi/Miller/Frost) (3.20)
- "Whatever You Want (Live At The N.E.C.)" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.21)
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 31 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 47 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 20 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 17 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 9 |
References
- ^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Status Quo Tour Statistics | setlist.fm".
- ^ "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lies". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
This page was last edited on 10 April 2023, at 01:14