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Aquostic II – That's a Fact! is the thirty-second studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released on 21 October 2016. It is the last album to feature guitarist and vocalist Rick Parfitt prior to his death on 24 December 2016.[1]

Aquostic II – That's a Fact!
Studio album by Status Quo
Released	21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded	2016
Genre	Acoustic rock
Length	63:28
Label	Fourth Chord, earMusic, Edel Records
Producer	Mike Paxman
Status Quo chronology
Aquostic – Stripped Bare (2014) Aquostic II – That's a Fact! (2016) Backbone (2019)

Prior to its release, Aquostic II was announced with the addition "One More for the Road", named after the new track and the ongoing tour.[2] It is their second acoustic album, following on from their Aquostic – Stripped Bare album from 2014, and features old Status Quo songs played acoustically along with the new songs "One for the Road" and "One of Everything". A third new track called "Is Somebody Rocking Your Heart" is part of the deluxe edition. A rearranged version of this song, written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young, reappeared as a duet between Bonnie Tyler and Rossi on the former's 2019 album Between The Earth And The Stars under the title "Someone's Rockin' Your Heart".[3]

The two released singles "Hold You Back" and "That's a Fact" each consist of one track, they were only distributed for promotional uses.[4][5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Arts Desk	[6]
Classic Rock	[7]
Get Ready to Rock	[8]

Barney Harsent of The Arts Desk called the album "a fun addition" to the band's catalogue, highlighting "That's a Fact", "Roll Over Lay Down", "In the Army Now" and "Ice in the Sun" as songs that benefitted from the new arrangements, and said it was a reminder that "Status Quo are gifted masters of their craft. Simple songs they may be, but never simplistic."[6] Writing for Classic Rock, David Quantick stated that "the results are just as effective" as on the previous Aquostic album, and that they are "never less than delightful to the ear".[7] For Get Ready to Rock, David Wilson observed that "a myth has grown up around Quo that all songs sound the same and that their songs amount to the ABC of rock" but asserted that those who take the time to listen to their discography in depth will realise that "the band and music are a lot more complex than most people give them credit for". He concluded that the original Aquostic album "ably demonstrated there is a lot more to Status Quo than meets the ear" and that Aquostic II emphasises the same point.[8]

Track listing

Chart performance

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9]	37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	92
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11]	110
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12]	50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	13
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	7

Personnel

References

На других языках

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- [en] Aquostic II – That's a Fact!

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[es] Aquostic II: That's a Fact!

Aquostic II: That's a Fact! es el trigésimo segundo álbum de estudio de la banda británica de rock Status Quo, publicado en 2016 por Fourth Chord Records. Es el segundo disco de la agrupación en ser grabado en acústico y el último del guitarrista y cantante Rick Parfitt, que falleció solo meses después de su publicación.[1]

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[it] Aquostic II - That's a Fact!

Aquostic II - That's a Fact! è il trentaduesimo album in studio del gruppo musicale britannico Status Quo, pubblicato nell'ottobre 2016.

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