On the Level

On the Level
On the Level
Studio album by Status Quo
Released	14 February 1975
Recorded	Late 1974
Studio	IBC Studios, London; Phonogram Studios, London;
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock
Length	37:55
Label	Vertigo; Capitol (USA and Canada)
Producer	Status Quo
Status Quo chronology
Singles from On the Level
	"Down Down"; Released: 29 November 1974;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

On the Level is the eighth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released by Vertigo Records on 14 February 1975.^[2] The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sleeve consisted of informal photos members of the group had taken of each other.

In November 1974, the band released the only single from the album, an edited version of a Rossi/Young song entitled "Down Down". The single gave the band their only number one hit to date. Its b-side was the Parfitt/Young album track "Nightride".

The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one. All tracks were written or co-written by the group and long-term collaborator Bob Young, apart from "Bye Bye Johnny", which was a Chuck Berry composition.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Little Lady"	Rick Parfitt	Parfitt	3:03
2.	"Most of the Time"	Francis Rossi, Bob Young	Rossi	3:22
3.	"I Saw the Light"	Rossi, Young	Rossi	3:40
4.	"Over and Done"	Alan Lancaster	Rossi	3:55
5.	"Nightride"	Parfitt, Young	Parfitt and Rossi	3:54

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
6.	"Down Down"	Rossi, Young	Rossi	5:25
7.	"Broken Man"	Lancaster	Lancaster	4:14
8.	"What to Do"	Rossi, Young	Rossi	3:07
9.	"Where I Am"	Parfitt	Parfitt	2:45
10.	"Bye Bye Johnny"	Chuck Berry	Lancaster	5:21

2005 remaster bonus tracks

"Down Down" [single version] (Rossi, Young) – 3:50
"Roll Over Lay Down" [live] (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) – 5:41
"Gerdundula" [live] (Manston, James) – 2:35
"Junior's Wailing" [live] (White, Pugh) – 3:57
"Roadhouse Blues" [live] (Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek) – 12:24

Personnel

Status Quo

Francis Rossi – guitar, vocals
Rick Parfitt – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Alan Lancaster – bass, guitar, vocals
John Coghlan – drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	1
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[6]	3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[9]	4
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)^[10]	15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	11
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	1

Chart (2016)	Peak position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[14]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15]	12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[16]	37
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	28

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	3× Platinum	150,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[18]	Gold	100,000^*
Netherlands (NVPI)^[19]	Gold	25,000^[19]
Sweden (GLF)^[20]	Gold	25,000^[20]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[21]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[22]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.