Shakin' Like a Human Being is the second solo album by Canadian singer and guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

ist Kim Mitchell

Kim Mitchell

Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....

. The album was released in 1986 and is certified triple platinum in Canada. It is Kim Mitchell's most successful album to date, and "Patio Lanterns" was his most successful song.

The title came from the song I Am A Wild Party, which Mitchell included in his live performances but was not released until the I Am a Wild Party (Live)

I Am a Wild Party (Live)

I Am a Wild Party is a live album from Canadian singer and guitarist Kim Mitchell. The album was released in 1990 and is certified platinum in Canada. It contains six live tracks; five of which were performed at The Civic Centre in Oshawa, Ontario, and "Go For Soda" performed at The Kee, in Bala,...

 album came out.

Track listing

1. "Get Lucky" (Kim Mitchell
   Kim Mitchell
   Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....
   
   , Pye Dubois
   Pye Dubois
   Pye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked with a number of bands, including Rush and Max Webster, with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member. Dubois would accompany the band in the studio and wrote lyrics for each of their albums. Dubois was given lyric...
   
   )-4:04
2. "In My Shoes" (Mitchell, Dubois)-4:04
3. "Alana Loves Me" (Mitchell, Dubois)-4:08
4. "Patio Lanterns" (Mitchell, Dubois)-3:24
5. "That's the Hold" (Mitchell, Dubois)-3:59
6. "In Your Arms" (Mitchell, Dubois, Booth)-4:08
7. "City Girl" (Mitchell, Dubois)-4:04
8. "Easy to Tame" (Mitchell, Dubois)-4:12
9. "Cameo Spirit" (Mitchell, Dubois)-3:32
10. "Hitting the Ground" (Mitchell, Dubois)-3:32

Singles:

1. "Patio Lanterns"
2. "Alana Loves Me"
3. "That's The Hold"
4. "Easy To Tame"

Personnel

• Kim Mitchell
  Kim Mitchell
  Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....
  
   – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
  Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
  
  , vocals
  Singing
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• Peter Fredette – rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
  
  , keyboards
  Electronic keyboard
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  , vocals
• Robert Sinclair Wilson – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , keyboards, vocals
• Paul Delong – drums
  Drum kit
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• Pye Dubois
  Pye Dubois
  Pye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked with a number of bands, including Rush and Max Webster, with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member. Dubois would accompany the band in the studio and wrote lyrics for each of their albums. Dubois was given lyric...
  
   – lyrics
  Lyrics
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Additional Musicians

• Todd Booth - keyboards and arranging
• Floyd Bell & Steve Hollingworth - additional vocals

• This album was released in America on the Atlantic Records
  Atlantic Records
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