Shape (album)

Shape
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)
Singles from Album
  1. "Sit on My Hands"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Horrible"
    Released: 1996
  3. "What's Come Over Me"
    Released: 1996
  4. "Goodbye Goodguy"
    Released: 1997
  5. "Jungle"
    Released: 1998
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

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 (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.