Fred Schneider and the Shake Society

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Fred Schneider and the Shake Society
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Studio album by
Fred Schneider
Released1984, re-released 1991
StudioBlank Tape Studios, New York City
Genre
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Fred Schneider chronology
Fred Schneider and the Shake Society
(1984)		 Just Fred
(1996)
Singles from Fred Schneider and the Shake Society
  1. "Monster"
    Released: 1984
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Fred Schneider and the Shake Society is the debut solo studio album by American new wave musician Fred Schneider, released in 1984 by Warner Bros. Records. It was re-released in 1991 as Fred Schneider.

Contents

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, as well as Schneider's B-52's bandmate Kate Pierson on backing vocals on four tracks, including "Monster" (in addition to appearing in its music video).

The song "Monster" peaked at No. 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1991, [3] and its music video was included that year on the VHS video compilation The B-52's: 1979–1989.

In November 2020, Schneider released a new music video for the song "This Planet's a Mess". [4]

Track listing

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

Track times on original release and 1991 re-release—which sometimes differ greatly—are both listed.

Side one

  1. "Monster" – 3:30 / 3:56 *
  2. "Cut the Concrete" – 4:02 / 4:01 *
  3. "Summer in Hell" – 4:19 / 4:21 *
  4. "Orbit" (Schneider, Ronald Ardito, Richard Beau) – 4:24 / 4:29
  5. "I'm Gonna Haunt You" – 4:00 / 3:55

Side two

  1. "It's Time to Kiss" (duet with Patti LaBelle) – 5:30 / 5:50 *
  2. "This Planet's a Mess" – 4:07 / 4:12
  3. "Wave" – 4:30 / 4:31
  4. "Boonga (The New Jersey Caveman)" – 4:45 / 4:28

* Remixed by Michael Vail Blum for 1991 re-release.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Fred Schneider and the Shake Society liner notes. [5]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1991"Monster" Billboard 85

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References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Fred Schneider - Just Fred (1996): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Raggett, Ned. Fred Schneider - Fred Schneider & the Shake Society (1991): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fred Schneider". Billboard .
  4. ↑ "Now Streaming: Fred Schneider, "This Planet's a Mess" | Rhino".
  5. ↑ Fred Schneider (1984). Fred Schneider and the Shake Society (CD booklet). Warner Records.
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