Still Standing | |
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Studio album by Jason & the Scorchers | |
Released | 1986 |
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Genre | Country rock |
Label | EMI America |
Producer | Tom Werman |
Still Standing is a 1986 album from Jason & the Scorchers. It peaked at no. 91 on the Billboard 200 in March 1987. [1]
Produced by Tom Werman, the album includes the band's cover version of The Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown", which was the first single to be taken from the album. [2] [3]
AllMusic gave the album three stars, with reviewer Mark Deming viewing it as "an attempt to give Jason & the Scorchers a bit of polish in hopes of attracting a wider audience", [4] while Musician magazine saw it as the band "sharpening their attack". [5] Audio magazine, gave the album a B rating for sound, and B+ for performance. [6] No Depression , reviewing the CD reissue, saw it as "a move toward the mainstream", and wrote that it "paled in comparison to the band's live persona". [7] Walter Tunis, writing for PopMatters , saw it as "a slicker record, perhaps, but one that raised the caliber of the band’s songwriting". [8]
Side One
Side Two
The album was issued on CD in 2002 with three bonus tracks: "Greetings From Nashville", "Route 66", and "The last Ride". [7]
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 91 |
Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, Scruggs Sound Studio, Berry Hill
Mastered at Artisan Sound
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