Standing in the Dark is the debut studio album by Platinum Blonde. Released by Columbia/CBS Records Canada in January 1984, 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 was number 15 for 4 weeks on the Canadian RPM charts.[2] It was on the charts for 43 weeks.[3]
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| Released | January 1984 | |||
| Studio | Metalworks, Mississauga, Ontario | |||
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| Label | CBS Canada | |||
| Producer | David Tickle | |||
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Two of the music videos for this album, "Standing in the Dark" and "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| No. | 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 |
| No. | 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
editPlatinum Blonde:
- Sergio Galli: guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Holmes: lead vocals, bass, keyboards
- Chis Steffler: drums, percussion
with "assisting musicians":
- Bruce Barrow: bass
- Claude Desjardins: keyboards, drums, percussion
- Steve Sexton: keyboards
- 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