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Perfect Remedy

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{{Infobox album

| name = Perfect Remedy

| type = Album

| artist = Status Quo

| cover = PerfectRemedy_StatusQuo.jpg

| alt =

| released = 13 November 1989{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-10-28.pdf|title=Music and Media|page=26}}

| recorded = Summer 1989

| studio = Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas

| venue =

| genre = Country rock, pop rock

| length = 47:00

| label = Vertigo

| producer = Pip Williams

| prev_title = Ain't Complaining

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = Rocking All Over the Years

| next_year = 1990

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score ={{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |title=Perfect Remedy Review by Dave Thompson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/perfect-remedy-mw0000400232 |website=AllMusic |access-date=27 March 2023}}

}}

Perfect Remedy is the nineteenth studio album by English rock band Status Quo. In terms of British chart success, it marked a new low for the band, reaching a high of only No. 49 during a two-week run. The two singles from it, "Not at All" and "Little Dreamer", peaked at No. 50 and No. 76 respectively. In Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt's duel 2004 autobiography, XS All Areas, Rossi said that it sold well in Europe and Australia, but they were back to square one in Britain: "I don't know why it did so poorly. You could argue that the scene had moved on." Affairs quickly returned to normal in the UK, however, after their next studio album in 1991, Rock 'Til You Drop, reached the top 10.

Track listing

  1. "Little Dreamer" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:04
  2. "Not at All" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 2:54
  3. "Heart On Hold" (Andy Bown, Phil Palmer) 3:36
  4. "Perfect Remedy" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 4:36
  5. "Address Book" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:37
  6. "The Power of Rock" (Rick Parfitt, Pip Williams, Francis Rossi) 6:04
  7. "The Way I Am" (John Edwards, Jeff Rich, Mike Paxman) 3:35
  8. "Tommy's in Love" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:01
  9. "Man Overboard" (Rick Parfitt, Pip Williams) 4:29
  10. "Going Down for the First Time" (Andy Bown, John Edwards) 4:00
  11. "Throw Her a Line" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:34
  12. "1000 Years" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) 3:31

=2006 remaster bonus tracks=

  1. "Gone Thru The Slips" (Andy Bown) 3:42
  2. "Rotten to the Bone" (Francis Rossi, Andy Bown) 3:40
  3. "Doing It All for You" (Rick Parfitt, Pip Williams) 4:12
  4. "Dirty Water" (Live) (Francis Rossi, Robert Young)
  5. "The Power of Rock" (edited version) (Rick Parfitt, Pip Williams, Francis Rossi)
  6. "The Anniversary Waltz Part One Medley" (Jim Lee, Tom King, Ira Mack, Fred Mendelsohn, Chuck Berry, Ernesto Maresca, Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Al Collins, Richard Penniman, Jack Hammer, Otis Blackwell)

Personnel

;Status Quo

Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas in summer 1989.

Charts

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Chart (1988)

! Peak
position

{{Album chart|Sweden|40|artist=Status Quo|album=Perfect Remedy|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}
{{Album chart|Switzerland|26|artist=Status Quo|album=Perfect Remedy|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}
{{Album chart|UK2|49|date=19891126|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}

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Chart (2020)

! Peak
position

{{Album chart|Scotland|67|date=20200313|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1989|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|certyear=1989|artist=Status Quo|title=Perfect Remedy|id=5058-1538-2|access-date=4 February 2021}}

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References

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Category:1989 albums

Category:Status Quo (band) albums

Category:Vertigo Records albums