Status Quo - In The Army Now (1986)
Heartburn (Patrick/Parfitt/Rossi) (4.44)

Producer: Pip Williams
7 inch vinyl single - VERTIGO QUO 20 (Picture sleeve)
7 inch vinyl single also released as a PICTURE DISC - VERTIGO QUO PD 20
7 inch vinyl single also issued as a double-pack - VERTIGO QUO DP20 with a gatefold picture sleeve and additional single featuring the original recordings of 'Marguerita Time' (Rossi/Frost) and 'What You're Proposing' (Rossi/Frost)
Released: 22 September 1986

'In The Army Now' was written and first recorded in 1982 by the Dutch brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland. Originally entitled 'You're In The Army Now', the song was released as a single (credited to Bolland) in March 1982 and was later included on the Bolland concept album 'Domino Theory', in May 1982. When the brothers and their band signed a deal with A&M Records early the following year the track was issued, again as a single, in February 1983.

Francis Rossi had first heard the track played on a pirate radio station and actually bought a copy himself. He played the record regularly, but waited until he felt the time was right for Quo to record this type of song.

A limited number of copies of Quo's 'In The Army Now' single were issued with a free sew-on patch, depicting the the 'flag raising' design used for both the seven inch picture disc and the sleeve of the subsequent album release.

This single proved to be a massive chart hit for the band, peaking at number two and spending fourteen weeks in the UK singles chart. The flipside track 'Heartburn' was a previously unreleased track which was not included on any Quo album until the release of the 1995 compilation CD entitled 'The Other Side Of Status Quo'.

01 - Rollin' Home.mp3 [04:26] (4,1 MB)
02 - Calling.mp3 [04:04] (3,7 MB)
03 - In Your Eyes.mp3 [05:08] (4,7 MB)
04 - Save Me.mp3 [04:25] (4 MB)
05 - In The Army Now.mp3 [04:41] (6.75 Mb) - скачать
06 - Dreamin'.mp3 [02:55] (2,7 MB)
07 - End Of The Line.mp3 [04:59] (4,6 MB)
08 - Invitation.mp3 [03:16] (3 MB)
09 - Red Sky.mp3 [04:14] (3,9 MB)
10 - Speechless.mp3 [03:41] (3,4 MB)
11 - Overdose.mp3 [05:25] (5 MB)

P.S. In The Army Now Original (без текста).mp3 [03:02] 4.82 Mb - скачать