If You Can't Stand the Heat...

If You Can't Stand the Heat... is the eleventh studio album by British rock band Status Quo. Recorded at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland, and produced by Pip Williams, it was released in October 1978 and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart. The sleeve notes that Aphex Aural Exciter was used in the recording process. Unusually for a Status Quo record, a brass section, the David Katz Horns, was used, as well as a backing vocal trio: Jacquie Sullivan, Stevie Lange, and Joy Yates.

"Again and Again" was the first single released from the album, reaching number 13 on the UK singles chart.

The second single released from the album was an edited version of "Accident Prone", which peaked at number 36 in the UK.

Track listing

1. "Again and Again" (Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, Jackie Lynton) — 3:41
2. "I'm Giving Up My Worryin'" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) — 3:02
3. "Gonna Teach You to Love Me" (Alan Lancaster, Michael Green) — 3:11
4. "Someone Show Me Home" (Rossi, Frost) — 3:49
5. "Long Legged Linda" (Bown) — 3:29
6. "Oh, What a Night" (Parfitt, Bown) — 3:46
7. "Accident Prone" (Pip Williams, Peter Hutchins) — 5:08
8. "Stones" (Lancaster) — 3:53
9. "Let Me Fly" (Rossi, Frost) — 4:25
10. "Like a Good Girl" (Rossi, Robert Young) — 3:26

2005 remaster bonus track

1. "Accident Prone" (single version) (Williams, Hutchins)

Personnel

Status Quo

• Francis Rossi – guitar, vocals
• Rick Parfitt – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Alan Lancaster – bass guitar, guitar, vocals
• John Coghlan – drums

Additional musicians

• Andy Bown – keyboards, backing vocals
• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• Jacquie Sullivan – backing vocals
• Stevie Lange – backing vocals
• Joy Yates – backing vocals
• The David Katz Horns – horns

Charts

Certifications