Quid Pro Quo ends the longest wait for a new Status Quo album since the legendary band's first hit in 1969, following on four years after 2007's In Search Of The Fourth Chord. It marks a return to Quo recording duties for frontman, Francis Rossi, after his solo album One Step At A Time. Prior to the album's release, a charity single, In The Army Now 2010, and a free download, "Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You", were released with the latter generating much interest in the Quo community.

Ее песни знакомы всем. «Lambada» стала хитом по обе стороны океана, и её мелодия по сей день в основном ассоциируется с понятием ламбады. Танец мгновенно стал крайне популярен, в том числе, возродилась его популярность в Бразилии.