Standing Up Straight is the second studio album by English post-punk band The Wolfgang Press.[6][7] It was released on 1 May 1986, through record label 4AD.

Standing Up Straight
Studio album by
Released1 May 1986
RecordedJanuary and March 1986 at Blackwing Studios, London, England
GenrePost-punk, art pop
Label4AD[1]
ProducerJohn Fryer[2]
The Wolfgang Press chronology
The Burden of Mules
(1983)
Standing Up Straight
(1986)
Bird Wood Cage
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]

Background

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"I Am the Crime" features vocals by Cocteau Twins vocalist and label-mate Elizabeth Fraser.[8]

Critical reception

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AllMusic called Standing Up Straight "a challenging, even punishing album, but a rewarding one as well."[3] Trouser Press wrote that "musically, Standing Up Straight is as challenging and inventive as the band’s other work, adding industrial and classical instrumentation to the creative arsenal."[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Andrew Gray, Mark Cox and Michael Allen

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Dig a Hole"4:31
2."My Life"4:04
3."Hammer the Halo"5:10
4."Bless My Brother"1:22
5."Fire-Fly"4:17
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Ghost"4:22
2."Rotten Fodder"6:12
3."Forty Days, Thirty Nights"3:24
4."I Am the Crime"6:03

Personnel

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  • The Wolfgang Press – production, sleeve art direction
Additional personnel
  • Gini Ball – violin on "Dig a Hole" and "I Am the Crime", viola on "I Am the Crime"
  • John Fryer – marimba on "Ghost", percussion on "Rotten Fodder", production, programming, engineering
  • Elizabeth Fraser – vocals (additional) on "I Am the Crime"
  • Martin McGarrick – cello on "I Am the Crime"
Technical
  • 23 Envelope – sleeve design, typography and photography
  • Chris Bigg – sleeve typography
  • Ruth Rowland – sleeve typography

References

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  1. ^ "The official website for independent record label 4AD". 4AD.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (15 February 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Standing Up Straight – The Wolfgang Press : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 749.
  5. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1242.
  6. ^ "The Wolfgang Press | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Buckley, Peter (15 February 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Wolfgang Press: Everything Is Beautiful". PopMatters. 6 August 2001.
  9. ^ "Wolfgang Press". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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