In Search of the Fourth Chord is the twenty-eighth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released on 17 September 2007. The title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the rumour that the group always plays the same three chords, and a reference to the album In Search of the Lost Chord by British rock band the Moody Blues. The album's artwork is a parody of the Indiana Jones films. The album saw the return of producer Pip Williams for the first time since 1996's Don't Stop. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 15. The track "Bad News" also marks bassist John "Rhino" Edwards' first lead vocal on an original Status Quo song: his son Freddie also plays the guitar solo on the track. This track and "Gravy Train" (sung by Parfitt) are also the first two Status Quo tracks that were written solely by John Edwards.

Track listing

UK bonus track

<li>"I Ain't Wastin' My Time" (Rossi, Young) – 3:36</li> </ol>

Europe bonus track (excluding France)

<li>"One by One" (Parfitt, Young) – 4:12</li> </ol>

Still In Search Of The Fourth Chord (Germany enhanced bonus CD)

Personnel

Additional personnel

Recorded at Hear No Evil Studios, London and Francis Rossi's "ARSIS" Studios ("A Roof Somewhere In Surrey"), Surrey

Charts