Bend Me, Shape Me is the second album from the 1960s jazz–rock group The American Breed, released in February 1968. The album peaked at #99 on Billboard's pop albums chart,[2] and the title song, a cover of The Outsiders 1966 song, became the group's only Top 10 hit, reaching #5 on Billboard's pop singles chart in February 1968.[3] The album and the single both went gold, and remains the group's biggest selling album to this day. The only other major hit single from this album was a cover of The Vulcanes 1966 song "Green Light" (#39).[4]
| Bend Me, Shape Me | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Studio | Universal Recording Corporation, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 29:42 | |||
| Label | Acta | |||
| Producer | Bill Traut | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Green Light" | Annette Tucker, Nancy Mantz | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Don't It Make You Cry" | Al Ciner | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Mindrocker" | Keith Colley, Linda Colley | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Bird" | Ciner, Gary Loizzo | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Something You've Got" | Chris Kenner | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Don't Make Me Leave You" | Martin Siegel, Scott English | 2:18 |
| 7. | "Bend Me, Shape Me" | Larry Weiss, English | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Before and After" | Van McCoy | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Sometime in the Morning" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 2:20 |
| 10. | "I've Been Tryin'" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:05 |
| 11. | "No Easy Way Down" | Goffin, King | 3:20 |
Personnel
edit- Gary Loizzo - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Al Ciner - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Charles Colbert - bass, backing vocals
- Lee Graziano - drums, backing vocals, trumpet
References
edit- ^ Bend Me, Shape Me at AllMusic
- ^ "Billboard 200 - The American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me". Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - The American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me". Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - The American Breed - Green Light". Retrieved April 29, 2021.
External links
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