Shape (album)
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Released | July 15, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 48:22 | |||
Label | Mammoth / Atlantic[1] | |||
Producer | Cameron McVey, Ted Niceley, David M. Allen, Frente! | |||
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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
[edit]Billboard wrote that the band "breaks new creative ground without straying too far from its quirky style."[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Angie Hart and Simon Austin, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Bill's O Bubblin" | |
15. | "Dub on My Hands" |
Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 35 |
Personnel
[edit]- Angie Hart - lead vocals
- Simon Austin - guitar and backing vocals
- Bill McDonald - bass guitar
- Alastair Barden - drums
References
[edit]- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 July 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Shape - Frente! | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 607.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (12 July 1996). "FRENTE'S SONGS FINALLY TAKE SHAPE'" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 July 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Frente! – Shape". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2016.