Chris Standring

Chris Standring (born 1 December 1960)^[1] is a British jazz guitarist known for his heavy use of 1970s-style musical nuances. Before launching his solo career with his 1998 album Velvet, he represented a third of the band SolarSystem,^[1] a band that combined elements of jazz and hip-hop.

Chris Standring
Born	1960 (age 64–65) Buckinghamshire, England
Genres	Soul jazz, smooth jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Website	chrisstandring.com

Hip Sway was co-produced with Rodney Lee in 2000.^[2] Groovalicious followed in 2003, then Soul Express in 2006. Love & Paragraphs (2008) spawned the title track hit radio single. Blue Bolero spawned the hit single "Bossa Blue" which went to No. 1 on contemporary radio across the US and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks. "Bossa Blue" was named 2010 Billboard contemporary jazz track of the year. Electric Wonderland was released on 20 March 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	label	notes
1989	Main Course	Ultimate Vibe	the early tapes, recorded 1989, released 2011 [3]
1996	Solar System	Sonic Images	recorded as the 'Solar System' group [4]
1998	Velvet	Instinct
2000	Hip Sway	Instinct
2003	Groovalicious	Pyramid Media Group
2006	Soul Express	Trippin n Rhythm	reissued on Ultimate Vibe label in 2018
2008	Love & Paragraphs	Ultimate Vibe
2010	Blue Bolero	Ultimate Vibe
2011	Send Me Some Snow	Ultimate Vibe	featuring Kathrin Shorr
2012	Electric Wonderland	Ultimate Vibe
2014	Don't Talk, Dance!	Ultimate Vibe
2016	Ten	Ultimate Vibe
2018	Sunlight	Ultimate Vibe
2020	Real Life	Ultimate Vibe
2021	Wonderful World	Ultimate Vibe	Chris Standring Trio & Orchestra
2022	Simple Things	Ultimate Vibe
2022	Silent Night	Ultimate Vibe
2024	As We Think	Ultimate Vibe

Live albums

year	title	label	notes
2017	Live in London	Ultimate Vibe

Compilation albums

year	title	label	notes
2014	Collector's Series		[5]
2019	Best of Chris Standring – Remixed	Ultimate Vibe
2023	The Lovers Remix Collection	Ultimate Vibe

Charted albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Label
		US Jazz [6]	US Con. Jazz [7]
2006	Soul Express	44	20	Trippin n Rhythm
2008	Love and Paragraphs	15	7	Ultimate Vibe
2010	Blue Bolero	—	24
2012	Electric Wonderland	15	4
2014	Don't Talk, Dance!	10	4
2016	Ten	12	5
2018	Sunlight	7	1
2019	Best of Chris Standring – Remixed	24	11
2020	Real Life	—	12
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Charted singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		Smooth Jazz Airplay [8]
2006	"I Can't Help Myself"	18	Soul Express
2008	"Love & Paragraphs"	2	Love and Paragraphs
	"Have Your Cake & Eat It"	15
2010	"Bossa Blue"	1	Blue Bolero
	"Fast Train to Everywhere"	14
2012	"Oliver's Twist"	1	Electric Wonderland
	"Pandora's Box"	10
2014	"Sneakin' Out the Front Door"	1	Don't Talk, Dance!
	"Imagine That"	15
2016	"Ready Steady Flow"	2	Ten
	"Soul Vibration"	2
2017	"Like This, Like That"	1
	"Category A" (Cindy Bradley featuring Chris Standring)	1	Natural – (Cindy Bradley)
	"Piccadilly Circus" (Paul Brown featuring Chris Standring)	1	One Way Back – (Paul Brown)
2018	"Love Street"	6	Sunlight
	"Like Paradise"	15
2019	"Static in the Attic"	9
	"Kaleidoscope (2019)"	4	Best of Chris Standring – Remixed
2020	"Is There a Doctor in the House?"	1	Real Life
	"Shake You Up"	1
2021	"Whatever She Wants"	8
2022	"Change the World"	1	Simple Things
	"Shadow of Doubt"	13
2023	"Face to Face"	21
	"Liquid Soul (Lovers Remix)"	6	The Lovers Remix Collection
2024	"Alphabet Soup"	7	As We Think
2025	"Top Hat & Tails"	1