Name: Stand Up by Dave Matthews Band
Brand: Dave Matthews Band
SKU: 828766879629
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2 (98 reviews)

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The Dave Matthews Band decided to team up with a very different producer for Stand Up -- Mark Batson, who earned his reputation with modern R&B and hip-hop records by the likes of India Arie, Joe, Beyoncé, and Seal. This doesn't result in an extreme makeover but instead puts a gentle gloss on the band's sound that renders it sleek and muted. Batson produces the DMB as he would any other record -- by keeping the mixes relatively spare and open, cutting up the rhythms in the computer, and polishing it all so it glistens. It's much warmer than Glen Ballard's makeover on 2001's Everyday, even if some of the cuts here appear to be pieced together in the studio. Matthews pulls away from the introspection of both Busted Stuff and Some Devil, occasionally reviving the humor that spiked his earlier work. The resulting album may not be to everybody's taste -- some fans will surely miss the loose jams that characterized DMB's '90s work -- but it is an intriguing change of pace for the group. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Dreamgirl

by Dave Matthews Band

Bass Guitar: Stefan Lessard; Performer
Cello: David Gee; Performer
Drums: Carter Beauford; Performer
Arranger: Mark Batson; Composer
Lyricist: Dave Matthews Band
Mark Batson; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Dave Emery
Alex Dromgal; Production
Conductor: Mark Batson; Conductor
Engineer: Mark Batson
Rob Evans
Chris Kress; Production
Guitar: Dave Matthews; Performer
Keyboard: Butch Taylor
Mark Batson; Performer
Percussion: Carter Beauford; Performer
Composer: Mark Batson
Dave Matthews Band; Composer
Performer: Dave Matthews Band; Performer
Piano: Mark Batson
Butch Taylor; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Leroi Moore; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Leroi Moore; Performer
Viola: Jennifer Myer; Performer
Violin: Boyd Tinsley
Ann Marie Calhoun
Mira Stone; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Mark "spike" Stent; Production
Programmer: Lee Grove; Production
Vocals: Dave Matthews; Performer
Primary Artist: Dave Matthews Band; Main Performer
Producer: Mark Batson; Production

2. Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)

by Dave Matthews Band

Cello: David Gee; Performer
Guitar: Dave Matthews; Performer
Keyboard: Butch Taylor; Performer
Arranger: Mark Batson; Composer
Composer: Dave Matthews Band
Mark Batson; Composer
Bass Guitar: Stefan Lessard; Performer
Lyricist: Mark Batson
Dave Matthews Band; Composer
Conductor: Mark Batson; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Rob Evans
Tim Roberts; Production
Drums: Carter Beauford; Performer
Percussion: Carter Beauford; Performer
Performer: Dave Matthews Band; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Serban Ghenea; Production
Piano: Mark Batson
Butch Taylor; Performer
Viola: Jennifer Myer; Performer
Violin: Boyd Tinsley
Ann Marie Calhoun
Mira Stone; Performer
Engineer: Mark Batson
John Hanes
Chris Kress; Production
Vocals: Dave Matthews
Carter Beauford; Performer
Primary Artist: Dave Matthews Band; Main Performer
Producer: Mark Batson; Production

3. Stand Up (For It)

by Dave Matthews Band

Primary Artist: Dave Matthews Band; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Stefan Lessard; Performer
Drums: Carter Beauford; Performer
Guitar: Dave Matthews; Performer
Keyboard: Mark Batson; Performer
Performer: Dave Matthews Band; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Leroi Moore; Performer
Violin: Boyd Tinsley; Performer
Vocals: Leroi Moore
Carter Beauford
Dave Matthews
Boyd Tinsley
Stefan Lessard; Performer
Composer: Mark Batson
Dave Matthews Band; Composer
Lyricist: Dave Matthews Band
Mark Batson; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Rob Evans
Alex Dromgal
Dave Emery; Production
Engineer: Mark Batson
Chris Kress; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mark "spike" Stent; Production
Producer: Mark Batson; Production
Programmer: Lee Grove; Production