On December 15, 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Piledriver”, the fifth Status Quo studio album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan.
Personnel:
- Francis Rossi – vocals, guitar, arrangements
- Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, arrangements
- Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass, 12 string acoustic guitar, arrangements
- John Coghlan – drums, percussion, arrangements
- Jimmy Horowitz – piano
- Bob Young – harmonica
- Damon Lyon-Shaw – engineer
- Richard Manwaring – engineer
- Paul Robert Lodge – technician
- Malcolm George Kingsnorth – technician
Track listing:
- Don’t Waste My Time – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
- Oh Baby – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
- A Year – Alan Lancaster, Bernie Frost
- Unspoken Words – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
- Big Fat Mama – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
- Paper Plane – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
- All the Reasons – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
- Roadhouse Blues – Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek
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