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FRED SCHNEIDER
Fred Schneider & The Shake Society
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Musicians and Shakers

MONSTER*
Backing vocals: Kate Pierson, Shailah Edmonds, Lisa Lubitz, John, Bernie
All instruments: John Coté
Except Tag Team lead guitars: John Coté, Tom Beckerman
Additional lyric idea: John Coté

* The monster referred to is a dinosaur wearing my polka dot underwear, not what some dirty minded people would have you think.

CUT THE CONCRETE
Backing vocals: Fred, Bernie, John, Robert Molnar
Drum program: John Coté, Tom Beckerman
Clavinet bass synth: Bernie Worrell
Guitars: Tom Beckerman
Cabassa: Steve Scales

SUMMER IN HELL**
Backing vocals: Shailah Edmonds, Kate Pierson, Lisa Lubitz and The Hellions featuring Chris Schneider
Bass guitars: John Coté, Tom Beckerman
Drum program: John Coté, Robert Molnar
Synths: John Coté

** The Hell referred to in this song is a lost city in Atlantis.  The real Hell is so awful that it is not funny.

ORBIT
Backing vocals: Ronald Ardito
Guitars, keyboards, drum program: Ron Ardito
Bass synth: Bernie Worrell
Percussion: Richard Beau
Effects and asteroids: Cheap Effects International, Inc., Ltd.

I’M GONNA HAUNT YOU
Backing vocals: Kate Pierson
Synths, guitar, drum program: John Coté
Bass synth, vocoder and denturizer: Bernie Worrell
Guitar: Ronnie Drayton
Drums fills: Tinker Barfield
Vocoder: Lamar Mitchell

IT’S TIME TO KISS***
Vocal duet: Fred Schneider and Patti LaBelle
Synths and drum program: John Coté
Bass: Tinker Barfield
Guitars: Ronnie Drayton
Drum fills: Leslie Ming

*** Please note the bearskin rug is made of fake fur.

THIS PLANET’S A MESS
Backing vocals: Fred, John, Bernie
Planetizer, drum program, synths: John Coté
Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
Bass: Tinker Barfield
Guitars: John Coté, Tom Beckerman
Drums: Leslie Ming
Drum fills: Billy Amendola
Percussion: Steve Scales

WAVE
Backing vocals: B.J. Nelson
Drum program, synths, guitars: John Coté
Bass synth, clavinet, keyboards: Bernie Worrell
Kettle drums: Trevor Gayle
Percussion: Steve Scales

BOONGA (THE NEW JERSEY CAVEMAN)
Backing vocals: Shailah Edmonds, Kate Pierson, Lisa Lubitz, John, Bernie
Drum program, bass synth, guitars: John Coté, Tom Beckerman
Fairlight C.M.I.: John Coté
Percussion: Geoffrey Armes
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Lyrics by Fred Schneider – Music by John Coté
except ORBIT Lyrics by Ronald Ardito, Fred Schneider
– Music by Ronald Ardito, Richard Beau
All songs © 1984 Fun Bunnies International BMI
“The F.B.I. is after you!” All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission
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ALL LEAD VOCALS: FRED SCHNEIDER


PRODUCED BY BERNIE WORRELL & FRED SCHNEIDER

ARRANGED BY FRED SCHNEIDER & JOHN COTÉ

Additional Arrangement Ideas by Bernie Worrell & Butch Jones

Additional Music Ideas by Fred Schneider

ORBIT Arranged by Ronald Ardito & Richard Beau

Engineered by Butch Jones

Assistant Engineer: Rob Casoria

All Tracks Recorded at Blank Tapes

ORBIT, I’M GONNA HAUNT YOU, THIS PLANET’S A MESS & WAVE mixed at Blank Tapes

MONSTER, CUT THE CONCRETE, SUMMER IN HELL, IT’S TIME TO KISS & BOONGA remixed by Michael Vail Blum at Titan Studios, Burbank, CA

Originally Mastered by Phil Bowen at Kdisc, Hollywood 1984

Remastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc, Hollywood


Management: Steven Jensen & Martin Kirkup, Direct Management Group


Cover Photo: Robert Molinar

Cover Design: Margo Chase

Art Direction & Design: Deborah Norcross


I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE IN THE WORLD FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT ON THIS RECORD.

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Reprise Records, a Time Warner Company © 1991 Warner Bros. Records Inc. (P) 1984, 1991 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.


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