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Shape (album)

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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

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

Track listing

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

Shape track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sit on My Hands"Hart4:00
2."Horrible" 1:52
3."Goodbye Goodguy"Austin, Hart, Bill McDonald2:51
4."Burning Girl" 2:36
5."Clue" 2:24
6."Harm" 3:54
7."Air"Austin, Hart, McDonald4:23
8."Jungle"Austin, Hart, McDonald, Alastair Barden3:06
9."So Mad"Hart2:28
10."Safe from You" 4:21
11."The Destroyer" 2:33
12."What's Come Over Me"Hart4:52
13."Calmly" 8:59
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Bill's O Bubblin" 
15."Dub on My Hands" 

Weekly charts

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

Personnel

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

References

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  1. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 July 1996 – via Google Books.
  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. ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 July 1996 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Frente! – Shape". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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