''Don't Just Stand There'' is the second album by the Canadian band Haywire. It was released 1987 via

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. "Dance Desire", a hit in Canada, was released as a single. The album sold more than 100,000 copies by the end of 1987.

Production

The band desired to make a harder album than their pop rock debut. They wrote 35 songs for ''Don't Just Stand There'', although Attic asked them to work on more songs with cowriters. Ten of the album's 11 songs are from the original pool of 35.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' called "'One Heart Affair' and 'Separate Dreams' are tightly crafted and rhythmically involving pieces of Top 40 rock."

Track listing

CD bonus track

2003 CD bonus track

Personnel

* Paul MacAusland -

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* David Rashed - keyboards and backing vocals * Marvin Birt -

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

s and backing vocals * Ronnie Switzer -

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* Sean Kilbride -

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and

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

Additional musicians

* Backing vocals: Sheree Jeacocke

References

External links

''Dont' Just Stand There'' lyrics
{{Authority control Haywire (band) albums 1987 albums Attic Records albums Albums recorded at Metalworks Studios