Standing in the Dark (album)

Standing in the Dark
Studio album by Platinum Blonde
Released	1983
Recorded	Metalworks, Mississauga, Ontario
Genre	Pop rock new wave[1]
Label	CBS Canada - 80090
Producer	David Tickle
Platinum Blonde chronology
Platinum Blonde (EP) (1982) Standing in the Dark (1983) Alien Shores (1985)
Singles from Standing in the Dark
"Doesn't Really Matter" Released: January 1983 "Standing in the Dark" Released: April 1983 "Not In Love" Released: October 1984 "Take It From Me" Released: 1985

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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, the album garnered the band their first taste of attention after going triple platinum in Canada.

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.

Track listing

Side 1

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

Side 2

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

References

1. Allmusic review