Fred Schneider and the Shake Society is an album by Fred Schneider

Fred Schneider

Frederick William "Fred" Schneider III is an American rock singer, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well-known for his sprechgesang which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.-Early life:Schneider was born in Newark,...

. 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

The B-52's 1979-1989

The B-52's 1979–1989 is a video tape compilation of seven music videos by The B-52's for their albums The B-52's, Whammy!, Bouncing Off the Satellites and Cosmic Thing; as well as one music video from Fred Schneider's first solo album entitled Fred Schneider & the Shake Society.-Music videos:...

video tape compilation.

Musicians and backing vocalists varied from track to track; notable names included co-producer Bernie Worrell

Bernie Worrell

George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...

 on keyboards, synthesizers and/or backing vocals on several tracks, and Kate Pierson

Kate Pierson

Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Pierson is an American vocalist and one of the lead singers and founding members of The B-52's. One of the multi-instrumentalists in the band, Pierson played guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments...

 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
   Patti LaBelle
   Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
   
   ) *
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
  Fred Schneider
  Frederick William "Fred" Schneider III is an American rock singer, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well-known for his sprechgesang which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.-Early life:Schneider was born in Newark,...
  
   – piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , vocals
• Kate Pierson
  Kate Pierson
  Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Pierson is an American vocalist and one of the lead singers and founding members of The B-52's. One of the multi-instrumentalists in the band, Pierson played guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments...
  
   - backing vocals on 1, 3, 5, 9
• Ricky Wilson
  Ricky Wilson (American musician)
  Ricky Helton Wilson was an American instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and musician. He was best known as the original guitarist and founding member of New Wave rock band the B-52s...
  
   - 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
  Bernie Worrell
  George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...
  
   - synthesizer, clavinet, vocoder
• Tom Beckerman - synthesizer bass
• 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
  Patti LaBelle
  Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
  
   - vocals on "It's Time to Kiss"
• Geoffrey Armes - percussion

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Monster"	Billboard	85