Shape (album)

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Shape
Shape by Frente!.jpg
Studio album by
Frente!
ReleasedJuly 15, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreAlternative rock
Length48:22
LabelMammoth / Atlantic[1]
ProducerCameron McVey, Ted Niceley, David M. Allen, Frente!
Frente! chronology
Lonely (EP)
(1994) 		Shape
(1996) 		Live at Fez, New York 2004
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]

Shape is the second studio album from Australian band Frente!, released in July 1996.[4] The album was recorded in Spain in 1995 and produced by Cameron McVey and Ted Niceley. It was not as successful as their debut album.

Critical reception[]

Billboard wrote that the band "breaks new creative ground without straying too far from its quirky style."[5]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Angie Hart and Simon Austin, except where noted.

  1. "Sit on My Hands" (Hart) - 4:00
  2. "Horrible" - 1:52
  3. "Goodbye Goodguy" (Austin, Hart, Bill McDonald) - 2:51
  4. "Burning Girl" - 2:36
  5. "Clue" - 2:24
  6. "Harm" - 3:54
  7. "Air" (Austin, Hart, McDonald) - 4:23
  8. "Jungle" (Austin, Hart, McDonald, Alastair Barden) - 3:06
  9. "So Mad" (Hart) - 2:28
  10. "Safe from You" - 4:21
  11. "The Destroyer" - 2:33
  12. "What's Come Over Me" (Hart) - 4:52
  13. "Calmly" - 8:59
  14. "Bill's O Bubblin" (Japan only bonus track)
  15. "Dub on My Hands" (Japan only bonus track)

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 35

Personnel[]

  • Angie Hart - lead vocals
  • Simon Austin - guitar and backing vocals
  • Bill McDonald - bass guitar
  • Alastair Barden - drums

References[]

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (July 13, 1996). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Shape - Frente! | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 607.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Joyce, Mike (July 12, 1996). "FRENTE'S SONGS FINALLY TAKE SHAPE'" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (July 27, 1996). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Frente! – Shape". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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