Stand Up is the second album by Jethro Tull. Prior to this album, original guitarist Mick Abrahams had left the band due to musical conflicts with Ian Anderson. Abrahams wanted to stay with the blues-rock sound of This Was, while Anderson wished to branch out into other musical forms. Stand Up represents the first album where Anderson is in full control of the music and lyrics. The album goes in a different direction, introducing influences from Celtic folk and classical music. It reached #1 on the British charts.

Personnel

• Glenn Cornick: bass guitar
• Clive Bunker : drums, percussion
• Martin Lancelot Barre: electric guitar, flute
• Ian Anderson: flute, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, piano, balalaika, mouth organ, vocals
• Strings arranged and conducted by David Palmer

Track listing

(All songs by Ian Anderson unless otherwise indicated)

1. "A New Day Yesterday"
2. "Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square"
3. "Bourree" (J. S. Bach arr. Jethro Tull)
4. "Back To The Family"
5. "Look Into The Sun"
6. "Nothing Is Easy"
7. "Fat Man"
8. "We Used To Know"
9. "Reasons For Waiting"
10. "For A Thousand Mothers"

The instrumental "Bourree" is one of Jethro Tull's better-known songs, and is a re-working of a melody by J.S.Bach.

The song "We Used to Know" may have been the inspiration for The Eagles' 1976 hit song "Hotel California". The chord progressions are nearly identical, and the bands toured together prior to the release of "Hotel".

Stand Up is also the title of an upcoming album by the Dave Matthews Band, scheduled for release on May 10, 2005.