Fred Schneider and the Shake Society
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| Studio album by Fred Schneider | ||||
| Released | 1984, re-released 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Blank Tape Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Label | Warner Brothers | |||
| Producer | Fred Schneider, Bernie Worrell | |||
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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).
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).
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Track listing
Lyrics written by Fred Schneider with music by John Coté, except as noted.
- "Monster" *
- "Cut the Concrete" *
- "Summer in Hell" *
- "Orbit" (Fred Schneider, Ronald Ardito, Richard Beau)
- "I'm Gonna Haunt You"
- "It's Time to Kiss" (duet with Patti LaBelle) *
- "This Planet's a Mess"
- "Wave"
- "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
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | "Monster" | Billboard | 85 |
