Famous in the Last Century
Famous in the Last Century is the twenty-fourth studio album by British rock band Status Quo, released in 2000 to largely negative reviews. According to the band's autobiography, the idea to record it came from manager David Walker, who said they should celebrate the millennium with an album containing twenty of their favourite hits from the past century. "Another bloody covers album!" grumbled Francis Rossi. "We went along with it, as usual, but inside I felt like a fraud... for me it was the worst Quo album there had ever been - or ever  will be!" "We didn't wanna do it," Rossi said, "but it sold. I don't think we'll do another one." However, 2003's "Riffs" was another covers collection. "Famous in the Last Century" reached No.19 on the UK Albums Chart, a better position than the previous Quo album of mainly original material, "Under the Influence". Two singles from it – "Mony Mony" and "Old Time Rock and Roll" – were minor hits. Jeff Rich left the band after recording this album and was replaced by Matt Letley. A DVD of the same name and featuring the same songs was filmed  at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on 27 March 2000. This performance is mimed but they did a live gig after the album tracks were mimed but no video footage has ever been released. A few live tracks were b sides taken from this performance. References. 1. Rossi, F., Parfitt, R., XS All Areas: The Status Quo autobiography (Sidgwick & Jackson, 2004)