Stand Upright in a Cool Place

Stand Upright in a Cool Place is the fifth studio album by the British band Dodgy. Released on 19 February 2012, it also marks the reunion of the band's original line-up following the return of lead singer Nigel Clark who had left during the band's commercial peak in 1998.^[2]

Stand Upright in a Cool Place
Studio album by Dodgy
Released	20 February 2012
Genre	Britpop[1]
Length	49:51
Label	Strike Back
Producer	Dodgy and Robin Evans
Dodgy chronology
Real Estate (2001) Stand Upright in a Cool Place (2012) What Are We Fighting For (2016)

Background

Following Nigel Clark's departure in 1998 to work on solo projects,^[3] Mathew Priest and Andy Miller continued as Dodgy with new singer Dave Bassey, keyboardist Chris Hallam and bassist Nick Abnett, releasing the fan-funded album Real Estate in 2001 before going inactive.^[4] Meanwhile, Clark moved from London to the Midlands; recorded a self-financed solo album, Make Believe Love, which ended up unreleased; moved to Ireland where he worked at factories, then relocated to Worcestershire where he opened a recording studio and worked with troubled children; and finally released his solo debut album 21st Century Man in 2006.^[5]

On 25 November 2006, a benefit concert was held for Andy Moore, Dodgy's former lighting technician who had been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. Clark was one of the performers on the bill,^[6] and during his set he was joined by Priest, the first time the two had performed together in almost a decade. This was the catalyst for the original Dodgy line-up of Clark, Priest and Miller to reunite, especially since Moore had always urged them to get back together.^[7] Moore ultimately died on the day of the reunited band's first rehearsal.^[8] The band's reunion tour was scheduled to kick off in Glasgow on 5 November 2007, but the day before the first show Miller fell out of bed and chipped a bone in his left forearm, forcing the tour to be cancelled.^[9] The reunion tour finally commenced in March 2008, with the band dedicating it to the memory of Andy Moore.^[10]

Recording

The album was recorded during the summer of 2011 at Clark's studio in Worcestershire, an old farmhouse with a view of the Malvern Hills where the band had been working on new material since 2007.^[11] The album was mixed by Matt Pence, who was recommended by Simon Raymonde and had gained Dodgy's appreciation for his most recent work with John Grant and Midlake.^[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Nigel Clark, Andy Miller and Mathew Priest unless otherwise stated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tripped and Fell"		4:49
2.	"What Became of You"		4:49
3.	"We Try"		4:43
4.	"Shadows"	Clark Colin Foreman Miller Priest	4:13
5.	"Did It Have to Be This Way"	Clark Foreman Miller Priest	4:36
6.	"Waiting for the Sun"		4:15
7.	"Raggedstone Hill"		6:41
8.	"Only a Heartbeat"		4:18
9.	"Find a Place"		2:39
10.	"Back of You"		3:21
11.	"Happy Ending"		4:57

Bonus CD: More Songs (Deluxe Edition Double CD Boxset)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"We're Gonna Be Together"	3:23
2.	"Down In the Flood"	3:57
3.	"Everywhere That You Go"	3:29
4.	"Forgive Me"	4:29
5.	"You Can Hold My Hand"	3:16
6.	"If You've Got a Problem with Willie Nelson (You've Got a Problem with Me)"	2:04
7.	"Let's Wait Till We Get There"	4:42
8.	"Stand Upright In a Cool Place"	5:04
9.	"Waiting for the Sun" (demo version)	2:39

Personnel

• Nigel Clark - vocals, acoustic guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, electric guitar, cabasa, whale sounds
• Andy Miller - electric guitars, vocals, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, contrabass harmonica, mandolin, violin bow, cocktails and biscuits
• Mathew Priest - drums, vocals, all percussion (except for some minor cabasa), glockenspiel, actuality, fly swat

Additional musicians

• Luke Wrumli - harmonica (track 4)
• Vicki Rose Evans - voice (track 11)
• Collette Treadgold - backing singing (track 9)
• Zeb Jameson - keyboards and samples (bonus CD track 3)

Production

• Dodgy - producer
• Robin Evans - producer
• Nigel Clark - producer (bonus CD)
• Matt Pence - mixing
• John Dent - mastering
• Jas Mitchell - mastering (bonus CD)