''Stand Up'' is the sixth studio album by

Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. The band's founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer and bac ...

, released on May 10, 2005. It was produced by

Mark Batson Mark Batson is an American producer, musician and songwriter. He has worked on albums by artists including Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews Band, LeAnn Rimes, Anthony Hamilton, Eminem, India Arie, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Maroon 5, Skylar Grey, Grace Potter an ...

. It was their fourth consecutive number one album on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was the last to feature full participation from the band's saxophonist,

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, who died during the early production stages of the following album '' Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King''.

Background

In Fall 2004, DMB returned to their studio in Charlottesville, Virginia. Having decided they wanted to take some chances and pursue a funkier side to their music, A&R Bruce Flohr had tracked down a new producer in

. According to Flohr in an interview with

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, "When the band and him got together it was instant creative karma. Things took off like a bat out of hell."

Release and promotion

Prior to the album's release, Dave Matthews Band published
website
showcasing video clips from the production of the album with commentary by producer Mark Batson. Additionally, VH1br>streamed the album
in its entirety before the official release. The album is offered in CD format,

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format (one side CD, one side DVD-Video), and as a digital download from the band's website or

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. This was the first album by the band released for sale through

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. Buyers have expressed their disappointment that some versions of ''Stand Up'' contain an anti-

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program meant to keep the CD from being

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, as this program prevents the CD from being played in some types of players; resultingly, the band posted instructions on how to circumvent the restriction on their website. The album artwork that appears on this CD depicts the Fire Dancer logo that Dave Matthews drew himself. It was created in response to someone asking him to capture what he saw when he looked out at the crowd during live performances.

Track listing

All songs by

and

, except "Hello Again" by Dave Matthews Band.

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band *

Carter Beauford Carter Anthony Beauford (born November 2, 1958) is an American drummer, percussionist, and founding member of Dave Matthews Band. He is known for his ability to adapt to a variety of genres, and both his ambidextrous and his open-handed drumm ...

– drums, percussion (1, 2, 7, 11), vocals (2, 3) * Stefan Lessard – bass guitar, guitar (14), vocals (3) * Dave Matthews – vocals (1-3, 5-14), guitar (1-7, 9-14), piano (4, 8) *

–

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

(1, 3-5, 7, 9, 11-14),

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

(5, 7, 12, 13),

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

(1), vocals (3), pyrotechnics (5) *

Boyd Tinsley Boyd Calvin Tinsley (born May 16, 1964) is an American violinist and mandolinist who is best known for having been a member of the Dave Matthews Band. Early life Tinsley was raised in a musical family. His father was a choir director and his un ...

–

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

(1-4, 9-11, 13, 14),

electric violin An electric violin is a violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound. The term most properly refers to an instrument intentionally made to be electrified with built-in pickups, usually with a solid body. It can also refer to a violin fi ...

(5, 7, 12),

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

(7), vocals (3) Additional musicians *

– piano (1, 2, 4, 6, 13), organ (5, 6, 10, 12, 13), keyboards (1, 3),

Moog synthesizer The Moog synthesizer is a modular synthesizer developed by the American engineer Robert Moog. Moog debuted it in 1964, and Moog's company R. A. Moog Co. (later known as Moog Music) produced numerous models from 1965 to 1981, and again from 20 ...

(5, 14),

Fender Rhodes piano The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

(2),

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...

(7), vocals (7), percussion (7),

clavinet The Clavinet is an electrically amplified clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds by a rubber pad striking a point on a tension ...

(10), synthesizers (11),

Wurlitzer organ The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...

(12), string arrangements and conducting (1, 2, 7, 14) *

Ann Marie Calhoun Ann Marie Calhoun ( Simpson; born May 26, 1979) is an American classically trained violinist who has performed as a bluegrass and rock musician in a number of prominent acts, including Jethro Tull, Steve Vai, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Ba ...

– violin (1, 2, 7, 14) * Sue Dench – viola (4) * Lee Grove – additional percussion (1) * Jennifer Myer – viola (1, 2, 7, 14) * Leo Payne – violin (4) * Audrey Riley – cello (1, 2, 4, 7, 14), string arrangements (4) * Mira Stone – violin (1, 2, 7, 14) *

Butch Taylor Butch Taylor (born Clarence Francis Taylor on April 13, 1961) is a composer, writer, keyboardist and long time guest musician with Dave Matthews Band. Early life Butch Taylor was born in Shawsville, Virginia on April 13, 1961. Taylor attended Ja ...

– piano (1, 2), Fender Rhodes piano (7, 11),

Wurlitzer electric piano The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from the mid-1950s to mid-1980s. Sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup. It is conceptua ...

(2, 10), organ (7, 9, 14), keyboards (1), background vocals (12, 14) Technical personnel *

– producer, engineer (1-8, 10-14) *

Danny Clinch Danny Clinch (born 1964) is an American photographer and film director. Biography Born in Toms River, New Jersey, Clinch graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982. After attending Ocean County College, he attended the New England S ...

– photography * Alex Dromgal – mixing assistant (1, 3, 10, 13) * Dave Emery – mixing assistant (1, 3, 10, 13) * Rob Evans – assistant engineer (2-4, 6-14), engineer (1, 5) * Aaron Fessel – engineer (4) *

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance- ...

– mastering *

Serban Ghenea Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a Grammy award-winning Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attended ...

– mixing (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14) * Lee Grove – additional programming (1, 3, 10, 13) * John Hanes – additional ProTools engineer * Wyndsor Taggart Hug – art direction, design * Thane Kerner – art direction, design * Chris Kress – engineer *

Brian Malouf Brian Malouf (born September 8, 1955) is an American producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with acts such as Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band, Tokio Hotel, Wolfmother, and All Time Low. Also ...

– additional pre-production * Kevin Mahoney – assistant mixing 5, 6, 11, 12, 14) * Tim Roberts – mixing assistant (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14) *

Mark "Spike" Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed She ...

– mixing (1, 3, 10, 13)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

DMB New Studio Album website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stand Up (Dave Matthews Band Album) Dave Matthews Band albums 2005 albums Albums produced by Mark Batson RCA Records albums