Stand in Line

Stand in Line
Studio album by Impellitteri
Released	1988[1]
Recorded	Record Plant Studios; Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles; Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles; TMF Recording Studios in New York City
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	35:15[2]
Label	Relativity
Producer	Chris Impellitteri, Cliff Cultreri
Impellitteri chronology
Impellitteri (1987) Stand in Line (1988) Live in Tokyo 1988 (1988)
Alternative cover
2009 remastered edition

Stand in Line is the first studio album by heavy metal band Impellitteri, released in 1988 through Relativity Records; a remastered edition was issued on May 19, 2009 through EMI Records,^[3] containing four bonus tracks which originally formed their 1987 EP Impellitteri. The album reached No. 91 on the U.S. Billboard 200^[4] and remained on that chart for twenty weeks.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Whitney Z. Gomes at AllMusic gave Stand in Line four stars out of five, noting "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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Stand in Line"	Chris Impellitteri, Graham Bonnet	Impellitteri, Bonnet	4:34
2.	"Since You've Been Gone"	Russ Ballard	Ballard	3:58
3.	"Secret Lover"	Impellitteri, Bonnet	Impellitteri, Bonnet	3:26
4.	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"	(instrumental)	Harold Arlen	5:22
5.	"Tonight I Fly"	Impellitteri, Bonnet	Impellitteri, Bonnet	3:51
6.	"White and Perfect"	Impellitteri, Bonnet, Chuck Wright, Pat Torpey	Impellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, Torpey	4:23
7.	"Leviathan"	Impellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, Torpey	Impellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, Torpey	3:51
8.	"Goodnight and Goodbye"	Impellitteri, Bonnet	Impellitteri, Bonnet	3:12
9.	"Playing with Fire"	(instrumental)	Impellitteri	2:38
Total length:				35:15

2009 remastered edition bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Lost in the Rain"	Rob Rock	Impellitteri	2:57
11.	"Play with Fire"	Rock	Impellitteri	3:20
12.	"Burning"	Rock	Impellitteri	3:05
13.	"I'll Be Searching"	Rock	Impellitteri	3:53

Personnel

• Chris Impellitteri – guitar, production
• Graham Bonnet – vocals
• Phil Wolfe – keyboard
• Pat Torpey – drums
• Chuck Wright – bass (except track 2)
• Randy Rand – bass (track 2)
• Bill Freesh – engineering, mixing
• Mikey Davis – engineering
• Brian Jenkins – engineering assistance
• Paul Winger – engineering assistance
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Cliff Cultreri – executive production

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1988	Billboard 200	91[4]

References

1. Gomes, Whitney Z. "Stand in Line - Impellitteri". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
2. Stand in Line (CD release "CDMFN 87").
3. "Impellitteri - Stand In Line CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
4. "Stand in Line - Impellitteri | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
5. "Impellitteri - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-04-04.