Industry Standard

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Industry Standard
Industry Standard Cover.jpg
Studio album by
the Dregs
Released1982
Length37:27
Label Arista
Producer Steve Morse, Eddy Offord
The Dregs chronology
Unsung Heroes
(1981)		Industry Standard
(1982)		 Off the Record
(1988)
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Industry Standard is the sixth studio album by the Dregs, released in 1982. The album garnered the group their fourth Grammy nomination. This was the final album by the Dregs before their split in 1983, and their last one for 12 years until the release of Full Circle in 1994.

Contents

Industry Standard was the band's only album featuring vocals by Alex Ligertwood (Santana) and Patrick Simmons (the Doobie Brothers); Ligertwood sang on "Crank It Up", while Simmons sang on and co-wrote "Ridin' High".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Morse, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Assembly Line" 4:25
2."Crank It Up"Morse, The Dregs3:35
3."Chips Ahoy" 3:39
4."Bloodsucking Leeches" 3:59
5."Up in the Air" 2:27
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Ridin' High"Morse, Simmons3:40
7."Where's Dixie?" 3:57
8."Conversation Piece" 6:12
9."Vitamin Q" 5:33

Personnel

Guest Performers

References

  1. ↑ Gioffre, Daniel (2011). "Industry Standard - The Dregs | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 62. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.


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