Standing in the Dark (album)

1983 studio album by Platinum Blonde

Standing in the Dark

Studio album by

Platinum Blonde

Released| 1983
Recorded| Metalworks, Mississauga, Ontario
Genre|

* Pop rock
* new wave[1]

Label| CBS Canada
Producer| David Tickle
Platinum Blonde chronology
| Platinum Blonde
(1982)  | Standing in the Dark
(1983)  | Alien Shores
(1985)

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Singles from  Standing in the Dark

1. "Doesn't Really Matter"
Released: January 1983
2. "Standing in the Dark"
Released: April 1983
3. "Not In Love"
Released: October 1984
4. "Take It From Me"
Released: 1985

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Standing in the Dark is the debut studio album by Platinum Blonde. Released by Columbia/CBS Records Canada in 1983, it expanded on the band's original six-track EP. With the addition of four new tracks ("Standing in the Dark", "Sad Sad Rain", "Cast A Shadow", and "Leaders In Danger"), the album garnered the band their first taste of attention after going triple platinum in Canada. It reached a high of 23 on the Canadian charts.

Two of the music videos for this album, "Standing in the Dark" and "It Doesn't Really Matter", were nominated for Juno Awards for Video of the Year in 1984.

The album spawned four singles: "It Doesn't Really Matter," "Standing In The Dark," "Not In Love" and "Take It From Me". "Not In Love" was covered by Toronto-synth duo Crystal Castles, who are friends of lead Blonde Mark Holmes.

## Track listing[edit]

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Doesn't Really Matter"| Mark Holmes, Sergio Galli| 4:05
2.| "Standing In The Dark"| Holmes| 3:19
3.| "Sad Sad Rain"| Holmes, Galli| 3:50
4.| "Take It From Me"| Holmes, Galli| 4:01
5.| "Cast A Shadow"| Holmes| 3:40

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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6.| "Leaders In Danger"| Holmes| 4:19
7.| "Not In Love"| Holmes, Galli| 4:07
8.| "Video Disease"| Holmes| 3:46
9.| "All Fall Down"| Holmes| 4:15
10.| "Cinderella Story"| Galli| 1:54

## Credits[edit]

Platinum Blonde:

* Sergio Galli: guitar, backing vocals
* Mark Holmes: lead vocals, bass, keyboards
* Chis Steffler: drums, percussion

with "assisting musicians":

* Bruce Barrow
* Claude Desjardins
* Steve Sexton
* Jo-Anne Bates - backing vocal

The instruments these musicians played are not noted on the actual album package, but Barrow is normally a bassist, Desjardins a drummer/keyboardist, and Sexton a keyboard player.

Engineer:

* David Tickle, assisted by Hugh Cooper

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Allmusic review

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Platinum Blonde

* Mark Holmes
* Sergio Galli

* Chris Steffler
* Kenny MacLean
* Alexander "Sascha" Tukatsch
* Daniel Todd

Studio albums|

* Standing in the Dark
* Alien Shores
* Contact
* Now & Never

Compilations|

* Seven Year Itch: 1982–1989

Extended plays|

* Platinum Blonde

Singles|

* "Not in Love"
* "Crying Over You"
* "Situation Critical"
* "Fire"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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