"In the Army Now" is the seventeenth studio album by the British rock band Status Quo, released on 29 August 1986 by Vertigo Records. Recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Oxfordshire and Jacobs Studios in Surrey, it was the first album with the post-Live Aid lineup, featuring bassist Rhino Edwards and drummer Jeff Rich, both of whom joined in March 1986.
The album contains covers of "In the Army Now", first recorded in 1982 by Dutch duo Rob and Ferdi Bolland, and "Speechless", from ex-Mott the Hoople singer Ian Hunter's 1983 album All of the Good Ones Are Taken.
Four singles were issued from the album: "Rollin' Home" (UK No. 9), "Red Sky" (UK No. 19), "In the Army Now" (UK No. 2), and "Dreamin'" (UK No. 15). The album itself reached No. 7 in the UK.
Francis Rossi – lead guitar, lead vocals (except 7&11)
Rick Parfitt – guitar, background vocals. lead vocals on 7&11
Jeff Rich – drums
Andrew Bown – keyboards, backing vocals
John "Rhino" Edwards – bass, backing vocals
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