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Dog of Two Head 
Studio album by Status Quo Released November 1971 Recorded Pye Records, London Genre Hard rock Length 36:09 Label Pye NSPL 18371 Producer John Schroeder Professional reviews Status Quo chronology Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon
(1970)Dog of Two Head
(1971)Piledriver
(1972)Singles from Dog of Two Head - "Mean Girl"
Released: 1973 - "Gerdundula"
Released: 1973
Dog of Two Head is a 1971 rock album by Status Quo released by Pye Records, their fourth studio album. At the time of recording, the band consisted of Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan.
March 1971 saw the new four-man lineup of the band release another non-album single: a Rossi/Young song called "Tune to the Music". The single was not a hit. The band then set to work writing and recording a new album. A couple of the songs, such as the opening track "Umleitung" (German for 'diversion') had been written as far back as 1970.
In November 1971 the album was released.
A single from the album, Rossi and Young's "Mean Girl", was to become a UK #20 hit much later, in April 1973, after they had their second major British hit single with "Paper Plane", from their next album Piledriver.
When "Mean Girl" charted the record company decided to release another single from the album: a rerecording of "Gerdundula", the b-side to their 1970 single "In My Chair". This was released in July 1973, and failed to chart. The b-side to this single was Rossi and Parfitt's "Lakky Lady", taken from the band's previous album Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon.
Track listing
- "Umleitung" (Lancaster, Lynes) - 7:11
- "Nanana (Extraction I)" (Rossi, Young) - 0:51
- "Something's Going on in My Head" (Lancaster) - 4:44
- "Mean Girl" (Rossi, Young) - 3:53
- "Nanana (Extraction II)" (Rossi, Young) - 1:11
- "Gerdundula" (Manston, James) - 3:49
- "Railroad" (Rossi, Young) - 5:30
- "Someone's Learning" (Lancaster) - 7:08
- "Nanana" (Rossi, Young) - 2:26
2003 reissue bonus tracks
- "Mean Girl [Early Mix]" (Rossi/Young) - 3:58
- "Tune to the Music" (Rossi/Young) - 3:09
- "Good Thinking" (Rossi/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan/Young) - 3:43
- "Mean Girl [BBC Session]" (Rossi/Young)
- "Railroad [BBC Session]" (Rossi/Young)
Personnel
- Francis Rossi - guitar, vocals
- Rick Parfitt - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Alan Lancaster - bass, guitar,
- John Coghlan - drums
Francis Rossi • Rick Parfitt • Andy Bown • John 'Rhino' Edwards • Matt Letley
John Coghlan • Alan Lancaster • Pete Kircher • Jeff Rich • Roy LynesStudio albums (UK) Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo • Spare Parts • Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon • Dog of Two Head • Piledriver • Hello! • Quo • On the Level • Blue for You • Rockin' All Over the World • If You Can't Stand the Heat... • Whatever You Want • Just Supposin' • Never Too Late • 1+9+8+2 • Back to Back • In the Army Now • Ain't Complaining • Perfect Remedy • Rock 'Til You Drop • Thirsty Work • Don't Stop • Under the Influence • Famous in the Last Century • Heavy Traffic • Riffs • The Party Ain't Over Yet • In Search of the Fourth Chord • Quid Pro QuoUK Top 20 singles "Pictures of Matchstick Men" • "Ice in the Sun" • "Down the Dustpipe" • "Paper Plane" • "Mean Girl" • "Caroline" • "Break the Rules" • "Down Down" • "Roll Over Lay Down" • "Rain" • "Mystery Song" • "The Wild Side of Life" • "Rockin' All Over the World" • "Again and Again" • "Whatever You Want" • "Living on an Island" • "What You're Proposing" • "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" • "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" • "Rock 'n' Roll" • "Dear John" • "Ol' Rag Blues" • "A Mess of Blues" • "Marguerita Time" • "Going Down Town Tonight" • "The Wanderer" • "Rollin' Home" • "Red Sky" • "In the Army Now" • "Dreamin'" • "Ain't Complaining" • "Running All Over the World" • "Burning Bridges" • "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" • "Come on You Reds" • "Jam Side Down" • "You'll Come 'Round" • "The Party Ain't Over Yet"Other singles "Black Veils of Melancholy" • "Make Me Stay a Bit Longer" • "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" • "The Price of Love" • "In My Chair" • "Tune to the Music" • "Gerdundula" • "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" • "Accident Prone" • "She Don't Fool Me" • "Who Gets the Love?" • "Not at All" • "Little Dreamer" • "Can't Give You More" • "Rock 'til You Drop" • "Roadhouse Medley" • "I Didn't Mean It" • "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" • "Restless" • "When You Walk in the Room" • "Fun Fun Fun" • "Don't Stop" • "All Around My Hat" • "The Way It Goes" • "Little White Lies" • "Twenty Wild Horses" • "Mony Mony" • "Old Time Rock and Roll" • "All Stand Up" • "Thinking of You" • "All That Counts Is Love" • "Beginning of the End" • "It's Christmas Time" • "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"See also 
BookCategories:- Status Quo albums
- 1971 albums
- Pye Records albums
- Albums produced by John Schroeder (musician)
- "Mean Girl"
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