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12 Gold Bars is a 1980 compilation album by English rockers Status Quo. It achieved number 3 in the UK charts and remained in the charts for 48 weeks. This was longer than any other Quo album.

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12 Gold Bars

Compilation album by

Status Quo

Released

14 March 19809[1]

Recorded

1972–1979

Genre

Rock

Length

46:41

Label

Vertigo

Status Quo chronology

Whatever You Want
(1979)

12 Gold Bars
(19809)

Just Supposin'
(1980)

All the songs featured on the album were hit singles during the period 1972–1979.

It was followed up by 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 in 1984.

Track listing

Note: on the UK cassette version of the album, sides one and two were reversed.
Note: the Australian & New Zealand version alternated "Paper Plane" and "Rain" with each other

Side one

"Rockin' All Over the World" (John Fogerty) – 3:34
"Down Down" (Francis Rossi/Bob Young) – 3:50
"Caroline" (Rossi/Young) – 3:44
"Paper Plane" (Rossi/Young) – 2:56
"Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/Rick Parfitt/Alan Lancaster/John Coghlan) – 3:40
"Again and Again" (Parfitt/Andy Bown/Jackie Lynton) – 3:42

Side two

"Mystery Song" (Parfitt/Young) – 3:59
"Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi/Young/Lancaster/Parfitt/Coghlan) – 5:43
"Rain" (Parfitt) – 4:34
"Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter/William Warren) – 3:16
"Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) – 4:02
"Living on an Island" (Parfitt/Young) – 3:47

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2]	14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3]	26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	19
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5]	22
UK Albums (OCC)[6]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2]	Gold	20,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

v t e Status Quo
Francis Rossi Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Richie Malone Rick Parfitt Alan Lancaster John Coghlan Roy Lynes Jess Jaworski Alan Key Pete Kircher Matt Letley Jeff Rich
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 Aquostic II Backbone
Live albums	Live! From the Makers of.../Live at the NEC Live Alive Quo Live at the BBC
Compilation albums	12 Gold Bars 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 Rocking All Over the Years Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits Pictures – 40 Years of Hits
Singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "Down the Dustpipe" "In My Chair" "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" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Again and Again" "Accident Prone" "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" "She Don't Fool Me" "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" "Who Gets the Love?" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "Come On You Reds" "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" "Jam Side Down" "All Stand Up" "You'll Come 'Round" "Thinking of You" "The Party Ain't Over Yet" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
Other songs	"Forty Five Hundred Times"
See also	Discography Members Bob Young Bula Quo!

References

"UK Albums 2". www.statusquo.org.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – 12 Gold Bars" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – 12 Gold Bars" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – 12 Gold Bars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
"Status Quo | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"British album certifications – Status Quo – 12 Gold Bars". British Phonographic Industry.

На других языках

- [en] 12 Gold Bars

[es] 12 Gold Bars

12 Gold Bars es un álbum recopilatorio de la banda británica de rock Status Quo, publicado en 1980 por Vertigo Records. Contiene doce canciones —de ahí el título del disco— extraídos desde la producción Piledriver de 1979 a Whatever You Want de 1979.[1]

[it] 12 Gold Bars

12 Gold Bars è il primo album di raccolta del gruppo musicale britannico Status Quo, pubblicato il 21 marzo 1980.

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