Impellitteri - Stand In Line (1988) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Bonnet - Lead Vocals Chris Impellitteri - Guitars Chuck Wright - Bass Phil Wolfe - Keyboards Pat Torpey - Drums Randy Rand - Bass on "Since You Been Gone". Produced by Chris Impellitteri. Executive Producer: Cliff Cultreri. Mixed by Bill Freesh. Engineered by Bill Freesh and Mikey Davis. Second Engineers: Brian Jenkins and Paul Winger. Recorded at Record Plant, Cherokee, Sound City, TMF. Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk. Art Direction by David Bett. Photography by Glen La Ferman. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Listing 1) Stand In Line (Impellitteri / Bonnet) 2) Since You've Been Gone (Russ Ballard) 3) Secret Lover (Impellitteri / Bonnet) 4) Tonight I Fly (Impellitteri / Bonnet) 5) White And Perfect (Impellitteri / Bonnet) 6) Leviathan (Impellitteri / Bonnet) 7) Goodnight And Goodbye (Impellitteri / Bonnet) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Stand In Line (Impellitteri / Bonnet) Standing like a statue waiting for the train In front of the cigarette vendor Slicking back his hair looking at the machine Reflecting like a mirror Pulling up his collar to avoid the breeze Of the oncoming bullet Taking inventory of the things he needs, He's checking out his wallet Standing before our eyes straight and tall Chorus: Here comes your hero, stand in line Straight as an arrow, stand in line The mother's son, as perfect as his pompadour A Spanish-American lover Heading from the East into West LA He has to dance La Bamba So sophisticated is the French cologne He borrowed from his father Just another pistol, waiting for someone To come and pull the trigger So let his bullet fly through the air... He'll take you home, stand in line, If you deserve him, stand in line Chorus That perfect stranger, stand in line IF you deserve him, stand in line Chorus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Since You've Been Gone (Russ Ballard) (from Rainbow "Down To Earth" (1979)) I get the same old dreams Same time every night Fall to the ground then I wake up So I get out of bed Put on my shoes and in my head Thoughts slide back to the break up These four walls are closing in Look at the fix you put me in Chorus 1: Since you've been gone (2) I'm out of my head Can't take it Do not be wrong But since you've been gone You cast a spell so break it Since you've been gone So in the night I stay Beneath the back street lights I read the words that you sent to me I can take the afternoon But night comes around too soon You don't know what you mean to me Your poison letters Your telegram Just goes to show you don't give a damn Chorus 1 Since you've been gone If you ever come back Baby you know, you'll never do wrong Chorus 1 Ever since you've been gone Chorus 2: Since you've been gone (2) I'm out of my head I can't take it Chorus 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Secret Lover (Impellitteri / Bonnet) She always was a winner Never lost a game She preyed upon my innocence Shot me down in flames And if I should abuse her She won't let me forget Her spirit sleeps within my blood The pillows soaking wet Chorus: And when your voice is never heard You speak the language of the world Secret lover comfort me I'm drowning in her body Dying within her kiss Her sweet perfume is tempting me To press her to my lips She takes me to her country I'm breathing in the air Before the night if over She takes me in too far Chorus Speak the silence talk to me Only you can set me free Secret lover comfort me --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Tonight I Fly (Impellitteri / Bonnet) She worked so hard for Hollywood Papers signed at immigration Left her country and home for good Last destination Chorus: Tonight I will fly This night I will fly On a house at Beachwood two four twenty eight The LA moon shone down like fire Inside the outsider burning up, Dance ballerina Chorus Into the air to fly gracefully Bird of perfection Chorus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) White And Perfect (Impellitteri / Bonnet) Here comes the Englishman Perfect in his perfection Steals like a thief and runs Turns you round to his religion We will take Africa, rule Britannia We shall have India, rule Britannia Chorus: To save the world We take our world White and perfect Shine brightly, while you can White and mighty and all knowing Now that your time is done, Over-rated and outdated Give me my Africa, rule Britannia, I shall have India, rule Britannia Chorus Save the world (2) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Leviathan (Impellitteri / Bonnet) Hebridian winds blow Across the water of your homeland Are you just a shadow As the mist upon the Highlands Run deep, silently Lost forever *Somewhere in the dark water Somewhere in the dark water Manitu, your brother Share the water of your ocean Legends are reality Misunderstanding what our eyes have seen Run deep, silently Lost forever (Repeat *) Run deep silently Lost forever --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) Goodnight And Goodbye (Impellitteri / Bonnet) This is our weekend, just me and my car Suited up for Saturday, to cruise the boulevard I'm riding out on a street full of strangers Looking at them look at me We're lovers of the night Say goodnight and goodbye I'm taking out some time to light this Cuban-cut cigar I'm choking as I'm smoking it and holding up the bar Keeping me cool in a room full of strangers Hiding behind burning leaves We're lovers of the night When we turn out the light All we're really saying Is goodnight and goodbye When we turn out the light Say goodnight and goodbye When we turn out the light We're lost in Hollywood --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Very special thanks to all who bought this album. To all our fans. I promise that my guitar solos will only get faster. Chris