Over and out is 3 years old today

Yep. I still go back to it, once or twice a year and it's got nothing to do with the fact it's Rick. Some good grooves, solos, arrangements. 

It's a solid album. Very enjoyable 

Plain and simple 

For some reason I hadn't realised it charted so high!

There were a few recognisable names on the list of contributers:

Rick Parfitt – vocals and guitar on all tracks; ukelele on Track 4; writing on all tracks except 7 and 8
Jo Webb – guitar and backing vocals on all tracks except Track 10; keyboards on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6; writing on all tracks except 6, 7, 8 and 10
Alex Toff – drums on all tracks except Track 10
Tim Oliver – synthesizer on Tracks 1, 2 and 7
Dave Marks – percussion on all tracks except Track 10, bass on Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9
Shannon Harris – piano on tracks 1, 5, 6, 8 and 9
Rick Parfitt Jnr – backing vocals on Tracks 1, 5 and 8; percussion on Track 9
Brian May – guitar on Track 1
Eike Freese – backing vocals on Track 5
Ivan Hussey – cello on Track 6
Stephen Hussey – violin and viola on Track 6
Chris Wolstenholme – bass, guitar and backing vocals on Track 7
Alan Lancaster – backing vocals on Track 8
John "Rhino" Edwards – bass on Tracks 2, 8 and 10
Wayne Morris – guitar on Track 8
Bob Young – harmonica on Track 8
Jeff Rich – drums on Track 10
Katie Kissoon – backing vocals on Track 10
Stevie Vann – backing vocals on Track 10
Vicki Brown (credited as "Vikki Brown") – backing vocals on Track 10
John David – writing on Tracks 7 and 8[4]

There are tracks on the album that I absolutely love. The first two especially. OK, some would say it's largely Quo by numbers bordering on a pastiche; and the guitar work is deliberately Rossi-esque even by Brian May. But that's what I like about it.

I can hardly complain about Quo not sounding or composing like they used to, then be given an album like this and call it 'by numbers'. It pretty much delivers what I want from Quo occasionally but so rarely get. 

Has anyone asked Francis what he thinks of the album? Or its chart position?

Overall I think its of similar quality to BB, another one that will get an occasional airing