Released 1983 Artist Platinum Blonde Producer David Tickle Genres New wave, Pop music | Standing in the Dark
(1983) Alien Shores
(1985) Release date 1983 Label Columbia Records | |
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Platinum blonde standing in the dark 1983 full album
Standing in the Dark was the first full-length 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.
Contents
- Platinum blonde standing in the dark 1983 full album
- Standing in the dark
- Track listing
- Credits
- Songs
- References
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.
Standing in the dark
Track listing
- "Doesn't Really Matter" (Mark Holmes, Sergio Galli) - 4:05
- "Standing In The Dark" (Holmes) - 3:19
- "Sad Sad Rain" (Holmes, Galli) - 3:50)
- "Take It From Me" (Holmes, Galli) - 4:01
- "Cast A Shadow" (Holmes) - 3:40
- "Leaders In Danger" (Holmes) - 4:19
- "Not In Love" (Holmes, Galli) - 4:07
- "Video Disease" (Holmes) - 3:46
- "All Fall Down" (Holmes) - 4:15
- "Cinderella Story" (Galli) - 1:54
Credits
Platinum Blonde:
with "assisting musicians":
Engineer:
Songs
1Doesn't Really Matter4:05
2Standing in the Dark
3Sad Sad Rain3:51