Ol' Rag Blues

"Ol' Rag Blues"
"Ol' Rag Blues"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Back to Back
Released	2 September 1983
Genre	Rock
Length	2:51
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Lancaster/Lamb
Producer(s)	Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology

"Ol' Rag Blues" is a song recorded by the British rock band Status Quo. It was included on the album Back to Back in 1983, and also released as a single.^[1] As of 2023, "Ol' Rag Blues" remains the only one of the band's 22 UK top ten singles to have never been performed live.^[2]

"Ol' Rag Blues" originally had a lead vocal by Alan Lancaster; however, the final recording used for this single featured a lead vocal performance by Francis Rossi. Lancaster wrote the song with Keith Lamb, lead singer of British bands The Kase, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australian glam rock band Hush.

Track listing[edit]

7-inch[edit]

"Ol' Rag Blues" (Lancaster/Lamb) (2.51)
"Stay The Night" (Rossi/Miller/Frost) (3.20)

12-inch[edit]

"Ol' Rag Blues" (extended remix) (Lancaster/Lamb) (4.50)
"Stay The Night" (Rossi/Miller/Frost) (3.20)
"Whatever You Want (Live At The N.E.C.)" (Parfitt/Bown) (4.21)

Charts[edit]

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	31
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	47
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	17
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	9

References[edit]

^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
^ "Status Quo Tour Statistics | setlist.fm".
^ "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lies". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[1] "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-04.

[2] "Status Quo Tour Statistics | setlist.fm".

[sc_Flanders_Status_Quo-3] "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[sc_Germany_Status_Quo-4] "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[ire-5] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lies". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Status_Quo-6] "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[sc_Switzerland_Status_Quo-7] "Status Quo – Ol' Rag Blues". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[uk-8] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

v t e Status Quo
Francis Rossi Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Richie Malone Alan Lancaster John Coghlan Roy Lynes Rick Parfitt Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley
Studio albums (UK)	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic Aquostic II Backbone
Live albums	Live! Live at the NEC Live Alive Quo Live at the BBC
Box sets	From the Makers of...
Singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "Down the Dustpipe" "In My Chair" "Paper Plane" "Mean Girl" "Caroline" "Break the Rules" "Down Down" "Roll Over Lay Down" "Rain" "Mystery Song" "The Wild Side of Life" "Rockin' All Over the World" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Again and Again" "Accident Prone" "Whatever You Want" "Living on an Island" "What You're Proposing" "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "She Don't Fool Me" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Who Gets the Love?" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "Come On You Reds" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "Jam Side Down" "All Stand Up" "You'll Come 'Round" "Thinking of You" "The Party Ain't Over Yet" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time"
Other songs	"Forty Five Hundred Times" "Bye Bye Johnny" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
See also	Discography Members Bob Young Bula Quo!