If You Can't Stand the Heat...
If You Can't Stand the Heat... is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Status Quo. Recorded
at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland, and produced by Pip Williams, it was released in October 1978 and reached #3 in the UK album chart. The sleeve notes that Aphex Aural Exciter was used in the recording process, thus contributing to a more atmospheric sound than its predecessor, "Rockin' All Over The World". Unusually for a Status Quo record, a brass section, the David Katz Horns, was used, as well as a backing vocal trio: Jacquie Sullivan, Stevie Lange, and Joy Yates.
If You Can't Stand the Heat...
Status Quo are a British rock band. The group originated in London and was founded in 1962 by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster while they were still schoolboys. After a number of name and lineup changes, which included the introduction of John Coghlan in 1963 and Rick Parfitt in 1967, the band became The Status Quo in 1967 and Status Quo in 1969. As of 2022, the group have been active for 60 consecutive years.
Status Quo performing in 2017 From left: Leon Cave (on drums), Richie Malone, Francis Rossi, John Edwards, Andy Bown
The Status Quo in 1968, from a promotional poster for the single "Black Veils of Melancholy" – clockwise from top: Francis Rossi, John Coghlan, Rick Parfitt, Roy Lynes, Alan Lancaster
The "Frantic Four" lineup; left-to-right: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt and Alan Lancaster (obscured: John Coghlan) performing at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, 1978
Performing at Arrow Rock Festival in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands in 2006; left-to-right: Parfitt, Rossi, Matt Letley (obscured by drums), John "Rhino" Edwards