12 Gold Bars


12 Gold Bars is a 1980 compilation album by the British rock band Status Quo. It reached number three in the UK charts and remained in the charts for 48 weeks. This was longer than any other Quo album.
All the songs featured on the album were hit singles during the period 1972–1979.
It was followed up by 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 in 1984.

Track listing

  • Note: on the UK cassette version of the album, sides one and two were reversed.
  • Note: the Australian & New Zealand version alternated "Paper Plane" and "Rain" with each other

Side one

  1. "Rockin' [All Over the World (song)|Rockin' All Over the World]" – 3:34
  2. "Down Down" – 3:50
  3. "Caroline" – 3:44
  4. "Paper [Plane (song)|Paper Plane]" – 2:56
  5. "Break [the Rules (Status Quo song)|Break the Rules]" – 3:40
  6. "Again and Again" – 3:42

Side two

  1. "Mystery Song" – 3:59
  2. "Roll [Over Lay Down]" – 5:43
  3. "Rain" – 4:34
  4. "Wild Side of Life" – 3:16
  5. "Whatever [You Want (Status Quo song)|Whatever You Want]" – 4:02
  6. "Living on an Island" – 3:47

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