Stand in Line

Stand in Line is the first studio album by heavy metal band Impellitteri, released in 1988 through Relativity Records;[1] a remastered edition was issued on May 19, 2009, through EMI Records, containing four bonus tracks which originally formed their 1987 EP Impellitteri. The album reached number 91 on the U.S. Billboard 200[2] and remained on that chart for twenty weeks.[3]

This article is about the Impellitteri album. For the practice of standing in line, see Queue area.
Stand in Line
Studio album by
Impellitteri
Released1988 (1988)
StudioRecord Plant Studios, Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles; Sound City Studios, Van Nuys; TMF Recording Studios, New York City
GenreHeavy metal
Length35:15
LabelRelativity
ProducerChris Impellitteri, Cliff Cultreri
Impellitteri chronology
Impellitteri
(1987)		 Stand in Line
(1988)		 Live in Tokyo 1988
(1988)
Alternative cover
2009 remastered edition
2009 remastered edition

After recording the album, bassist Chuck Wright (who left to form House of Lords) and drummer Pat Torpey (who left to form Mr. Big) were replaced for the supporting tour and videos by bassist Dave Spitz and drummer Stet Howland.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Whitney Z. Gomes at AllMusic awarded Stand in Line four stars out of five, listing "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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Stand in Line"Graham BonnetChris Impellitteri4:34
2."Since You've Been Gone"Russ BallardBallard3:58
3."Secret Lover"BonnetImpellitteri3:26
4."Somewhere Over the Rainbow"(instrumental)Harold Arlen5:22
5."Tonight I Fly"BonnetImpellitteri3:51
6."White and Perfect"BonnetImpellitteri, Bonnet, Chuck Wright, Pat Torpey4:23
7."Leviathan"BonnetImpellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, Torpey3:51
8."Goodnight and Goodbye"BonnetImpellitteri3:12
9."Playing with Fire"(instrumental)Impellitteri2:38
Total length:35:15
2009 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."Lost in the Rain"Rob RockImpellitteri2:57
11."Play with Fire"RockImpellitteri3:20
12."Burning"RockImpellitteri3:05
13."I'll Be Searching"RockImpellitteri3:53

Personnel

Chart performance
YearChartPosition
1988 Billboard 200 91[2]

References
  1. Gomes, Whitney Z. "Stand in Line - Impellitteri". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. "Stand in Line - Impellitteri | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. "Impellitteri - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
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