Shape (album)

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Shape
Studio album by
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
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[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[edit]

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

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
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]

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