Stand in Line

This article is about the Impellitteri album. For the practice of standing in line, see Queue area.
Stand in Line
Studio album by Impellitteri
Released 1988 (1988)[1]
Recorded Record Plant Studios; Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles; Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles; TMF Recording Studios in New York City
Genre Heavy metal
Length 35:15[2]
Label Relativity
Producer Chris Impellitteri, Cliff Cultreri
Impellitteri chronology
Impellitteri
(1987)		 Stand in Line
(1988)		 Live in Tokyo 1988
(1988)
Alternative cover
2009 remastered edition

Stand in Line is the first studio album by heavy metal band Impellitteri, released in 1988 through Relativity Records; a remastered edition was issued on May 19, 2009 through EMI Records,[3] containing four bonus tracks which originally formed their 1987 EP Impellitteri. The album reached No. 91 on the U.S. Billboard 200[4] and remained on that chart for twenty weeks.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Whitney Z. Gomes at AllMusic gave Stand in Line four stars out of five, noting "Secret Lover", "Tonight I Fly", "Goodnight and Goodbye" and the title track as highlights. He mainly praised singer Graham Bonnet's vocals throughout the album, but heavily criticized the guitarist and bandleader Chris Impellitteri's cover versions of "Since You Been Gone" and "Over the Rainbow" as "excessive and useless", writing that they "almost [run] the record into the ground". Further criticism was directed at the album's mixing and production, but he concluded by saying, "When Stand in Line works, it rules."[1]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Stand in Line"  Chris Impellitteri, Graham BonnetImpellitteri, Bonnet 4:34
2. "Since You've Been Gone"  Russ BallardBallard 3:58
3. "Secret Lover"  Impellitteri, BonnetImpellitteri, Bonnet 3:26
4. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"  (instrumental)Harold Arlen 5:22
5. "Tonight I Fly"  Impellitteri, BonnetImpellitteri, Bonnet 3:51
6. "White and Perfect"  Impellitteri, Bonnet, Chuck Wright, Pat TorpeyImpellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, Torpey 4:23
7. "Leviathan"  Impellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, TorpeyImpellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, Torpey 3:51
8. "Goodnight and Goodbye"  Impellitteri, BonnetImpellitteri, Bonnet 3:12
9. "Playing with Fire"  (instrumental)Impellitteri 2:38
Total length:
 35:15

Personnel

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1988 Billboard 200 91[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gomes, Whitney Z. "Stand in Line - Impellitteri". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  2. ↑ Stand in Line (CD release "CDMFN 87").
  3. ↑ "Impellitteri - Stand In Line CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  4. 1 2 "Stand in Line - Impellitteri | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Impellitteri - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
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