1+9+8+2


1+9+8+2, is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Status Quo, released on 16 April 1982. It was the first to include new drummer Pete Kircher, who had recently replaced John Coghlan, and also the first to credit keyboard player Andy Bown as a full member of the band; on the previous few releases he had merely been listed as a guest musician although he had long been an integral member in all but name.
Its release came shortly before the band appeared at a concert at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, in the presence of the Prince of Wales, and the resulting publicity probably helped to send it to an entry position of No. 1 in the album chart, making it their fourth and last No. 1 album. Nevertheless, it received a lukewarm reception from fans. "Dear John", the first single and the only track not written by any of the band, reached No. 10 in the UK, but "She Don't Fool Me" stalled at No. 36.
1982 was the 20th anniversary of band members Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster first meeting each other, and the sum of the numbers 1+9+8+2 is 20, hence the name of the album.

Track listing

Side one
Side two

2006 reissue bonus tracks

Track 1 was a B-side.
The remainder of the disc is a rehearsal recording, with the group trying out some cover songs.
  1. Calling the Shots - B-Side
  2. Break the Rules
  3. When the Girl in Your Arms
  4. Half-Way to Paradise
  5. Cathy's Clown
  6. It's Only Make Believe
  7. Walk on By
  8. Singing the Blues
  9. Jealous Heart
  10. Down the Dustpipe
  11. Wild Side of Life
  12. Lover Please / Let's Twist Again / Rock 'N' Roll Music
  13. He'll Have to Go / Pictures of Matchstick Men
  14. Unspoken Words
  15. Blueberry Hill
  16. Gimme Some Lovin'
  17. Time to Fly / Railroad
  18. Umleitung
  19. Someone's Learning
  20. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
  21. Red River Rock
  22. Like A Good Girl / Mean Girl
  23. Stay the Night

    Personnel

;Additional personnel