Stand Up (Jethro Tull album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Stand Up
Type = Studio album
Artist = Jethro Tull

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Released = August 1, 1969 (U.K.)
Recorded = April 1969 at Morgan Studio, London
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 37:48
Label = Island Records (U.K.)
Reprise Records Chrysalis Records (U.S.)
Producer = Ian Anderson and Terry Ellis
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fyxq95ldke link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/231148 link]
*"Disc and Music Echo" (Very Favourable) [http://www.tullpress.com/d2aug69.htm August 2, 1969]
*George Starostin rating|10|10 (overall rating: 13/15) [http://starling.rinet.ru/music/tull.htm#Up link]
Last album = "This Was"
(1968)
This album = "Stand Up"
(1969)
Next album = "Benefit"
(1970)

"Stand Up" is the second album by Jethro Tull. Prior to this album, the band's original guitarist Mick Abrahams had left the band due to musical differences with Ian Anderson. Abrahams wanted to stay with the blues-rock sound of "This Was", while Anderson wished to branch out into other musical forms.

"Stand Up" represents the first album project on which Anderson was in full control of the music and lyrics. The album goes in a different direction from his earlier work, revealing influences from Celtic music, folk and classical music. The instrumental "Bourée" (one of Jethro Tull's better-known songs) is a re-working of "Bourrée in E minor" by J.S.Bach.

The album reached #1 on the British charts. [ [http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2064 Chart] ] The gatefold album cover, in a woodcut style designed by artist James Grashow, originally opened up similar to a child's pop-up book, so that a cut-out of the band's personnel stood up — linking into the album's title. "Stand Up" won "New Musical Express"'s award for best album artwork in 1969.

It is re-release in 1973 for a special reason.

Track listing

(All songs by Ian Anderson unless otherwise indicated)

#"A New Day Yesterday" – 4:10
#"Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square" – 2:12
#"Bourée" (J. S. Bach arr. Jethro Tull) – 3:46
#"Back to the Family" – 3:48
#"Look into the Sun" – 4:20
#"Nothing Is Easy" – 4:25
#"Fat Man" – 2:52
#"We Used to Know" – 3:59
#"Reasons for Waiting" – 4:05
#"For a Thousand Mothers" – 4:13

"We Used to Know" was the inspiration for The Eagles' 1976 hit song "Hotel California". The chord progressions are nearly identical, and the bands toured together prior to the release of "Hotel". [ [http://www.j-tull.com/discography/standup/ Official website] ]

Personnel

*Glenn Cornick: bass guitar
*Clive Bunker: drums, percussion
*Martin Lancelot Barre: electric guitar, flute
*Ian Anderson: flute, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, piano, balalaika, mouth organ, vocals
*Strings arranged and conducted by David Palmer

References