| Just Supposin' | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Status Quo |
| Cover: | JustSupposin_StatusQuo.jpg |
| Released: | 17 October 1980 |
| Recorded: | 1980 |
| Studio: | Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin |
| Genre: | Hard rock, boogie rock, new wave[1] |
| Length: | 40:41 |
| Label: | Vertigo |
| Producer: | John Eden, Status Quo |
| Prev Title: | Whatever You Want |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Never Too Late |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
Just Supposin' is the thirteenth album by Status Quo. Co-produced by the group and John Eden, it was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin. Released on 17 October 1980,[2] it entered the UK albums chart at number 4.
Three tracks were issued as singles the same year, "What You're Proposing", and a double A-side, "Lies"/"Don't Drive My Car". At the end of 1981 an edited version of another track, the uncharacteristic ballad "Rock 'n' Roll", appeared as a single after the release of Quo's subsequent album Never Too Late. It was a prolific recording session, which included enough material for Never Too Late, released only five months later.
"Over the Edge" was co-written by bass player Alan Lancaster and Keith Lamb, lead singer of British bands The Case, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australia's successful glam rock band Hush.
The cover art work features the launch phase of a UGM-84 Harpoon submarine missile.[3]
In their retrospective review, AllMusic mostly praised the album's set of songs, commenting that they "married the expected boogie to a new wave quirkiness that was straight out of the year's hippest fashion guides. It works, as well – for the most part, anyway."[1]
"AB Blues" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bown) – 4:28
Disc Two:
| Chart (1980-1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 31 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[5] | 7 |