Standard Time is the debut album by former Wings

Wings (band)

Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....

 guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

ist Laurence Juber

Laurence Juber

Laurence Juber is an English-born guitarist who currently lives in California. Born 12 November 1952 in Stepney, East London, he was raised and went to school in North London...

, released in 1982 on vinyl and never re-released. Some of the songs where recorded when Laurence was still a member of Wings

Wings (band)

Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....

. Fellow Wings-members Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

, Denny Laine

Denny Laine

Denny Laine is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, guitarist, and lead singer of The Moody Blues' 1965 debut album "The Magnificent Moodies"; and, later, best known for his role as co-founder of Wings...

 and Steve Holly also performed on the album.

Track listing

1. "Four Brothers" (comp. Jimmy Giuffre) - 3:39
2. "Dinah
   Dinah
   According to the Hebrew Bible, Dinah was the daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah, his first wife. The episode of her abduction and violation by a Canaanite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi, commonly referred to as "The Rape of...
   
   " (comp. Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) - 3:11
3. "Maisie" (comp. Laurence Juber) - 2:12
4. "After You've Gone
   After You've Gone (song)
   "After You've Gone" is a 1918 popular song composed by Turner Layton, with lyrics written by Henry Creamer. It was recorded by Marion Harris on July 22, 1918 and released on Victor 18509. It is the basis for many other jazz songs, as it can easily be improvised over...
   
   " (comp. Turner Layton, Henry Creamer) - 3:24
5. "Stormy Weather" (comp. Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 5:11
6. "The Christmas Song
   The Christmas Song
   "The Christmas Song" is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by musician, composer, and vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer...
   
   " (comp. Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) - 2:54

Maisie would later re-appear in a different version on the 1993 album Naked Guitar as Maise.

Personnel

• Laurence Juber
  Laurence Juber
  Laurence Juber is an English-born guitarist who currently lives in California. Born 12 November 1952 in Stepney, East London, he was raised and went to school in North London...
  
   - guitar
• Joy Yates - vocals on Dinah
• Paul McCartney - bass on Maisie
• Steve Holly - drums on Maisie
• Denny Laine - armonica
  Glass harmonica
  The glass harmonica, also known as the glass armonica, bowl organ, hydrocrystalophone, or simply the armonica , is a type of musical instrument that uses a series of glass bowls or goblets graduated in size to produce musical tones by means of friction The glass harmonica, also known as the glass...
  
   on Maisie
• Paul Hart - piano on After You've gone
• Chris Lawrence - bass on Stormy Weather
• Ricard Niles/David Katz - orchestra on Stormy Weather

Production notes:

• Laurence Juber - producer
• Richard Niles - producer
• Mike Stavrou - engineer
• Hope Juber - art direction
• LB Studios, inc. - photography

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios

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 and Air Studios London

Associated Independent Recording

Associated Independent Recording , an independent recording company, was founded in London in 1965 by Beatles producer George Martin and his partner John Burgess after their departure from EMI....

Special thanks to Paul McCartney and MPL Communications

MPL Communications

MPL Communications is the holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. In addition to handling McCartney's post-Beatles work, MPL is also one of the world's largest privately owned music publishers through its acquisition of numerous other publishing companies...