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Fred Schneider and the Shake Society

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Released
  
1984, re-released 1991

Artist
  
Fred Schneider

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Fred Schneider & the Shake Society (1984/1991)
  
Just Fred (1996)

Release date
  
1984

Genre
  
New wave

Recorded
  
Blank Tape Studios, New York City

Producers
  
Fred Schneider, Bernie Worrell

Similar
  
Fred Schneider albums, New wave albums

full album fred schneider the shake society 1984


Fred Schneider and the Shake Society is an album by Fred Schneider. It was the first of two solo albums, and was re-released in 1991 as Fred Schneider (self-titled).

Contents

The video for the song "Monster" was included in the The B-52's 1979-1989 video tape compilation.

Musicians and backing vocalists varied from track to track; notable names included co-producer Bernie Worrell on keyboards, synthesizers and/or backing vocals on several tracks, and Kate Pierson on backing vocals on four tracks including "Monster" (in addition to appearing on its music video).

Track listing

Lyrics written by Fred Schneider with music by John Coté, except as noted.

  1. "Monster" *
  2. "Cut the Concrete" *
  3. "Summer in Hell" *
  4. "Orbit" (Fred Schneider, Ronald Ardito, Richard Beau)
  5. "I'm Gonna Haunt You"
  6. "It's Time to Kiss" (duet with Patti LaBelle) *
  7. "This Planet's a Mess"
  8. "Wave"
  9. "Boonga (The New Jersey Caveman)"

* Remixed by Michael Vail Blum for 1991 rerelease

Personnel

  • Fred Schneider – piano, keyboards, vocals
  • Kate Pierson - backing vocals on 1, 3, 5, 9
  • Ricky Wilson - guitar on "I'm Gonna Haunt You"
  • John Coté - Fairlight, synthesizer bass, drum programming, background vocals
  • Lamar Mitchell - vocoder
  • Ronnie Ardito - drum programming
  • Hellions - background vocals
  • Leslie Ming - drums
  • Bernie Worrell - synthesizer, clavinet, vocoder
  • Tom Beckerman - guitar on 1, 2, 3, 7, 9
  • Trevor Gayle - kettle drums
  • Steve Scales - cabassa
  • Shailah Edmonds - background vocals
  • Billy Amendola - drums
  • Trevor Gayle - drums
  • Eluriel Tinker Barfield - drum fills
  • Ronald Drayton - guitar
  • Ronnie Ardito - guitar, keyboards, background vocals
  • Chris Schneider - background vocals
  • B.J. Nelson - background vocals
  • Richard Beau - percussion
  • Robert Molnar - drum programming, background vocals
  • Lisa Lubitz - background vocals
  • Patti LaBelle - vocals on "It's Time to Kiss"
  • Geoffrey Armes - percussion

    • Charts

    Singles

    Songs

    1Monster3:56
    2Cut the Concrete4:00
    3Summer in Hell4:21

    References

    Fred Schneider and the Shake Society Wikipedia
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