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Just Supposin'

by Status Quo

Released: October 17, 1980

Hard rock, boogie rock, new wave

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Chart Success.

The Album

Three tracks were released as singles that year: "What You're Proposing," and a double A-side featuring "Lies" and "Don't Drive My Car." At the end of 1981, an edited version of the ballad "Rock 'n' Roll" was released as a single after the subsequent album Never Too Late, which was recorded during the same prolific sessions and released just five months later. "Over the Edge" was co-written by bassist Alan Lancaster and Keith Lamb, the lead singer of British bands The Case, Sleepy Talk, and Mr. Toad, as well as the founder and lead singer of the Australian glam rock band Hush. The album's cover art features the launch phase of a UGM-84 Harpoon submarine missile.

Inside the Recording

Co-produced by the group and John Eden, it was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin.

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"Just Supposin'" is the thirteenth album by Status…

"Just Supposin'" is the thirteenth album by Status Quo.

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Reception

Released on 17 October 1980, it entered the UK albums chart at number 4.

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The Complete Album Story

"Just Supposin'" is the thirteenth album by Status Quo. Co-produced by the group and John Eden, it was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin. Released on 17 October 1980, it entered the UK albums chart at number 4.

"Over the Edge" was co-written by bassist Alan Lancaster and Keith Lamb, the lead singer of British bands The Case, Sleepy Talk, and Mr. Toad, as well as the founder and lead singer of the Australian glam rock band Hush.

The album's cover art features the launch phase of a UGM-84 Harpoon submarine missile.