Softer Ride

~ Recording by Status Quo

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Softer Ride4:00Status QuoHello!Status QuoAlbum
  • GB1973-10-06
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)6360 098
1.6Softer Ride4:03Status QuoHello!Status QuoAlbum
1.3Softer Ride4:03Status QuoCollection SeriesStatus QuoAlbum + Compilation
Karussell550 002-2
1.6Softer Ride4:03Status QuoHello!Status QuoAlbum
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)848 172-2
1.3Softer Ride4:03Status QuoA Few Bars MoreStatus QuoAlbum + Compilation
Karussell, Phonogram, Spectrum (im Vertrieb von Karussell Musik)5500022
2.7Softer Ride4:01Status QuoThe Very Best of Status QuoStatus QuoAlbum + Compilation
La si belle musique, Mercury Records (counterfeit/bootleg label, not the real Mercury label)534 140-2
2.8Softer Ride4:00Status QuoGreatest Hits and MoreStatus QuoAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)564 700-2
1.3Softer Ride4:03Status QuoA Few Bars MoreStatus QuoAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000-01-28
1.6Softer Ride4:02Status QuoHello!Status QuoAlbum
  • GB2005-01-31
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)982 594-2
3.6Softer Ride4:02Status Quo5 Original AlbumsStatus QuoAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-08-15
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)06007 53355633, 5335563
3.6Softer Ride4:02Status QuoClassic Album SelectionStatus QuoAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)0600753387191
2.6Softer Ride4:02Status Quo5 Classic AlbumsStatus QuoAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)5364061
1.12Softer Ride4:02Status QuoAccept No Substitute! - The Definitive HitsStatus QuoAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2015-11-20
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)5365449
1.6Softer Ride4:03Status QuoHello!Status QuoAlbum
  • XW2016-01-20
1.6Softer Ride4:03Status QuoHello!Status QuoAlbum
  • JP2016-01-20
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)UICY-77629, UICY-77630
1.6Softer Ride4:02Status QuoHello (16 bit - 44.1 kHz Remastered)Status QuoAlbum
Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases)[none]
(unknown)
1.6Softer Ride4:02Status QuoHello! (Remastered)Status QuoAlbum
  • JP2013-07-31
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)UICY-75693
2.6Softer Ride4:00Status QuoThe Vinyl Collection 1972-1980Status QuoAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)00602547237804

Relationships

engineer:Damon Lyon-Shaw
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
arranger:Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1973)
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1973)
recorded at:IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples from:Hello! (in 1973)
recording of:Softer Ride

Related works

Softer Ride

writer:Alan Lancaster
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
publisher:Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)