Fred Schneider and the Shake Society

Fred Schneider and the Shake Society is an album by Fred Schneider. It was the first of two solo albums, and was re-released in 1991 as Fred Schneider (self-titled).

The video for the song "Monster" was included in the The B-52's 1979-1989 video tape compilation.

Musicians and backing vocalists varied from track to track; notable names included co-producer Bernie Worrell on keyboards, synthesizers and/or backing vocals on several tracks, and Kate Pierson on backing vocals on four tracks including "Monster" (in addition to appearing on its music video).

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Track listing

Lyrics written by Fred Schneider with music by John Coté, except as noted.

"Monster" *
"Cut the Concrete" *
"Summer in Hell" *
"Orbit" (Fred Schneider, Ronald Ardito, Richard Beau)
"I'm Gonna Haunt You"
"It's Time to Kiss" (duet with Patti LaBelle) *
"This Planet's a Mess"
"Wave"
"Boonga (The New Jersey Caveman)"

* Remixed by Michael Vail Blum for 1991 rerelease

Personnel

Fred Schneider – piano, keyboards, vocals
Kate Pierson - backing vocals on 1, 3, 5, 9
Ricky Wilson - guitar on "I'm Gonna Haunt You"
John Coté - Fairlight, synthesizer bass, drum programming, background vocals
Lamar Mitchell - vocoder
Ronnie Ardito - drum programming
Hellions - background vocals
Leslie Ming - drums
Bernie Worrell - synthesizer, clavinet, vocoder
Tom Beckerman - guitar on 1, 2, 3, 7, 9
Trevor Gayle - kettle drums
Steve Scales - cabassa
Shailah Edmonds - background vocals
Billy Amendola - drums
Trevor Gayle - drums
Eluriel Tinker Barfield - drum fills
Ronald Drayton - guitar
Ronnie Ardito - guitar, keyboards, background vocals
Chris Schneider - background vocals
B.J. Nelson - background vocals
Richard Beau - percussion
Robert Molnar - drum programming, background vocals
Lisa Lubitz - background vocals
Patti LaBelle - vocals on "It's Time to Kiss"
Geoffrey Armes - percussion

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Monster"	Billboard	85