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 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).

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


 * 1) "Monster" *
 * 2) "Cut the Concrete" *
 * 3) "Summer in Hell" *
 * 4) "Orbit" (Fred Schneider, Ronald Ardito, Richard Beau)
 * 5) "I'm Gonna Haunt You"
 * 6) "It's Time to Kiss" (duet with Patti LaBelle) *
 * 7) "This Planet's a Mess"
 * 8) "Wave"
 * 9) "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
 * 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