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Released
  
1982

Length
  
37:27

Genre
  
Jazz fusion

Label
  
Arista

Recorded
  
November 1981-January 1982

Producer
  
Steve Morse, Eddy Offord

Industry Standard is a 1982 album by The Dregs. It is their only album featuring vocals (by Alex Ligertwood of Santana and Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers on one track each) and garnered the group their fourth Grammy nomination. Ligertwood sang on "Crank It Up". Simmons sang on and co-wrote "Ridin' High".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Morse, except where noted.

  1. "Assembly Line" – 4:25
  2. "Crank It Up" (Morse, The Dregs) – 3:35
  3. "Chips Ahoy" – 3:39
  4. "Bloodsucking Leeches" – 3:59
  5. "Up in the Air" – 2:27
  6. "Ridin' High" (Morse, Simmons) – 3:40
  7. "Where's Dixie?" – 3:57
  8. "Conversation Piece" – 6:12
  9. "Vitamin Q" – 5:33

Personnel

  • T Lavitz – Keyboards, Saxophone
  • Rod Morgenstein – Drums
  • Steve Morse – Banjo, Guitar
  • Mark O'Connor – Violin
  • Andy West – Bass, Bass (Electric)

    • Guest Performers

  • Steve Howe duet with Steve Morse, 'Up in the Air' – Guitar
  • Alex Ligertwood – "Crank It Up" - Vocals
  • Patrick Simmons – "Ridin' High" - Vocals

    • References

    Industry Standard Wikipedia
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