Stand by Your Man is an EP released in 1982. It is a collaboration of the bands Motörhead and the Plasmatics. It is notorious as the reason "Fast" Eddie left Motörhead, more so than the bad reception the EP received. Lemmy and Wendy O. Williams had organised to do a duet of the famous Tammy Wynette country song, though most critics, and fans, to this day are baffled by the choice, Wendy coming from the punk scene in the mid-late 1970s and Lemmy from a mixture of Rock genres.
Recording
Following the success of the Motörhead/Girlschool collaboration, St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP, Lemmy kept getting asked to do another collaboration. Having seen pictures of O. Williams and knowing of her reputation, alongside Lemmy's penchant for "making records with birds," the band flew to Toronto for a recording session with her group, the Plasmatics. Lemmy explained about the session:
One reviewer commented that although "Lemmy has always said that the late Wendy O’Williams was a wonderful person, this doesn’t alter the fact that "Stand By Your Man" is a truly horrible track".
Track listing
Personnel
- Lemmy Kilmister – lead vocals on "Stand by Your Man" & "Masterplan", bass guitar
- Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor – drums
- Wendy O. Williams – lead vocals on "Stand by Your Man" & "No Class"
- Richie Stotts – lead guitar
- Wes Beech – rhythm guitar
Production
- Producer, engineer & mixing - "Fast" Eddie Clarke & Will "Evil Red Neck" Reid
- Engineer - Michael Frondelli