Stand Up

by Dave Matthews, Dave Matthews Band

Overview

The Dave Matthews Band decided to team up with a very different producer for Stand Up -- Mark Batson, who earned his reputation with modern R&B and hip-hop records by the likes of India Arie, Joe, Beyonce, and Seal. This doesn't result in an extreme makeover but instead puts a gentle gloss on the band's sound that renders it sleek and muted. Batson produces the DMB as he would any other record -- by keeping the mixes relatively spare and open, cutting up the rhythms in the computer, and polishing it all so it glistens. It's much warmer than Glen Ballard's makeover on 2001's Everyday, even if some of the cuts here appear to be pieced together in the studio. Matthews pulls away from the introspection of both Busted Stuff and Some Devil, occasionally reviving the humor that spiked his earlier work. The resulting album may not be to everybody's taste -- some fans will surely miss the loose jams that characterized DMB's '90s work -- but it is an intriguing change of pace for the group. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/2005
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0828766879629
Rank:	899729

Tracks

1. Dreamgirl
2. Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)
3. Stand Up (For It)
4. American Baby (Intro)
5. American Baby
6. Smooth Rider
7. Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)
8. Out of My Hands
9. Hello Again
10. Louisiana Bayou
11. Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd
12. You Might Die Trying
13. Steady as We Go
14. Hunger for the Great Light

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dave Matthews Band   Primary Artist
Dave Matthews   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals
LeRoi Moore   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano),Vocals,Sax (Baritone)
Boyd Tinsley   Violin,Violin (Electric),Vocals,Mandolin
Lee Grove   Percussion
Stefan Lessard   Guitar (Bass),Vocals,Bass,Guitar
Mark Batson   Mellotron,Clavinet,Organ,Piano,Vocals,Wurlitzer,Percussion,Moog Synthesizer,Keyboards,Moog Bass,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Vox Continental,String Conductor
Carter Beauford   Vocals,Percussion,Drums
Butch Taylor   Organ,Vocals (Background),Fender Rhodes,Piano,Keyboards,Wurlitzer
Ann Marie Calhoun   Violin
Leo Payne   Violin
Audrey Riley   Cello
Susan Dench   Viola
Jennifer Myer   Viola
David Gee   Cello

Technical Credits

Mark Batson   Audio Production,Composer,Engineer,Producer,String Arrangements
Stefan Lessard   Art Direction,Design
Patrick G. Jordan   Project Manager
Lee Grove   Programming
David Emery   Mixing Assistant
Chris Kress   Engineer
Audrey Riley   String Arrangements
Rob Evans   Engineer,Assistant
John Hanes   Engineer,Digital Editing
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
LeRoi Moore   Pyrotechnics
Brian Gardner   Mastering
Danny Clinch   Photography
Brian Malouf   Pre-Production
Tim Roberts   Assistant
Dave Matthews   Design,Composer,Art Direction
Thane Kerner   Design,Art Direction
Bruce Flohr   A&R
Alex Dromgal   Mixing Assistant
Kev Mahoney   Assistant
Coran Capshaw   Management
Wyndsor Taggart Hug   Design,Art Direction
Serban Ghenea   Mixing