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
RecordedBlank Tape Studios, New York City
GenreNew wave
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerFred Schneider, Bernie Worrell
Fred Schneider chronology
Fred Schneider and the Shake Society
(1984) 		Just Fred
(1996)

Fred Schneider and the Shake Society is the first solo album by American musician Fred Schneider. It was re-released in 1991 as Fred Schneider.

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" reached No. 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1991,[1] 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."[2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing[]

Lyrics written by Fred Schneider with 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[]

Musicians[]

  • Fred Schneider – piano, keyboards, vocals
  • Kate Pierson – backing vocals (side 1, tracks 1, 3, 5; side 2, track 4)
  • John Coté – guitars, memorymoog, Mega 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 (side 1, tracks 1–3; side 2, tracks 2, 4)
  • Trevor Gayle – kettle drums
  • Steve Scales – cabassa
  • Shailah Edmonds – background vocals
  • Billy Amendola – 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 (side 2, track 1)
  • Geoffrey Armes – percussion

Technical[]

  • Fred Schneider – producer, arranger, art direction, design
  • Bernie Worrell – producer, additional arrangements
  • John Coté – arranger
  • Butch Jones – engineer, additional arrangements
  • Rob Casoria – assistant engineer
  • Mark Kamins – mixer (side 1, track 2; side 2, track 4)
  • Phil Brown – mastering
  • George DeBose – design, photography
  • Robert Molnar – fashion
  • Jane Pittman – makeup
  • Gary Kurfirst – management

Charts[]

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Monster" Billboard 85

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/fred-schneider/chart-history/HSI/song/330612
  2. ^ https://www.rhino.com/article/now-streaming-fred-schneider-this-planets-a-mess
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