The Human Element is the debut full-length album released on January 21, 2011 by Oshawa, Ontario rock duo The Standstills. The album was recorded off the floor at a cottage studio in Fenelon Falls, Ontario with engineer Damien Jacobs. The album was self-produced with JUNO Awards winner Dan Brodbeck handling mixing duties. All songs were written by The Standstills except for Black Betty, originally by Ledbelly. A music video was released for Black Betty on June 21, 2011 filmed by Joe Andrus.

The Human Element
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2011
GenreRock Blues Alternative
Length30:28
LabelSelf-Released
ProducerJonny Fox Renée Couture
The Standstills chronology
The Standstills EP
(2009)
The Human Element
(2011)
Pushing Electric
(2012)

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Introduction"0:21
2."Black Betty originally by Ledbelly"2:32
3."Blues Radio"2:54
4."Pistol"2:28
5."Carry On"3:02
6."On My Knees"3:47
7."So It Goes"2:35
8."Rise Above"2:33
9."Addiction"2:50
10."Descend"2:33
11."It's Over"2:36
12."Living On The Inside"2:17
Total length:30:28