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Shake Your Spirit

Shake Your Spirit is the third album by the Canadian band Frōzen Ghōst, released in 1992.[4][5] It was recorded in early 1991.[6] It was the band's final album.

Shake Your Spirit
Studio album by
Frōzen Ghōst
Released1992
StudioArnyard Studios, Toronto
GenreRock
LabelWEA Canada[1]
Atlantic (USA)[2]
ProducerArnold Lanni[3]
Frōzen Ghōst chronology
Nice Place to Visit
(1988) 		Shake Your Spirit
(1992) 		The Essentials
(2005)

The album cover is a photograph of a birdcage that belonged to Geddy Lee.[7]

Production

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The album was produced by frontman Arnold Lanni.[8] The rhythm tracks were recorded live, often in one take.[9]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [10]
Calgary HeraldD[11]
Chicago Tribune    [2]

The Calgary Herald noted the "vocal stylings that combined the best of Boston and worst of Foreigner."[11] The Toronto Star determined that "there's hooks a-plenty, but the riffs all have a vague 'I've heard this before' feel about them."[12] The Gazette deemed the album "stereotypical of a true Canadian top 40s rock band."[13] The Ottawa Citizen wrote that it "has the reeling onslaught of a revival meeting with its funky beat, soul-shouters on backup vocals and fire-and-brimstone lyrics."[14]

The Globe and Mail opined: "Calculated and commercial it may be, but Shake Your Spirit is a deft package of hard-hitting songs that compares favourably with some of the best AOR packages released in the past decade."[15]

Track listing

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All songs written by Arnold Lanni.

  1. "Come Alive (Intro)" - 0:25
  2. "Shake Your Spirit" - 4:11
  3. "So Strange" - 3:55
  4. "Cry (If You Want To)" - 4:09
  5. "Shine On Me" - 4:09
  6. "Another Time and Place" - 4:40
  7. "Something to Say" - 4:50
  8. "Revival (Intro)" - 0:30
  9. "Stuck In a Groove" - 4:28
  10. "Head Over Heels" - 4:33
  11. "Swing to the Rhythm" - 4:06
  12. "Doing That Thing" - 4:47
  13. "The Whistling Custodian" - 0:34
  14. "Gotta Get a Day Job" - 1:48

Album credits

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Personnel

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Arnold Lanni - lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
John Bouvette - drums, percussion
Phil X - guitars, vocals
Wolf Hassel - bass, vocals

References

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  1. ^ Burliuk, Greg (20 Feb 1992). "Shake Your Spirit Frozen Ghost". Entertainment. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b Herrmann, Brenda (5 Mar 1992). "Frozen Ghost Shake Your Spirit". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Shake Your Spirit by Frozen Ghost". Billboard. 104 (8): 54. Feb 22, 1992.
  4. ^ "Shake Your Spirit Frozen Ghost". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. 20 Feb 1992. p. C7.
  5. ^ Metella, Helen (23 Feb 1992). "Frozen Ghost's new disc sure to shake your spirit". Edmonton Journal. p. C7.
  6. ^ Howell, Peter (28 Jan 1992). "Past haunted Frozen Ghost". Toronto Star. p. B1.
  7. ^ Harrison, Tom (6 May 1992). "Arn wants more out of music". The Province. p. C3.
  8. ^ "Shake Your Spirit by Frozen Ghost". Billboard. 104 (8): 54. Feb 22, 1992.
  9. ^ Potter, Greg (8 May 1992). "'Ghost' leader shakes shadows". Vancouver Sun. p. C6.
  10. ^ Shake Your Spirit at AllMusic
  11. ^ a b Obee, Dave (19 Jan 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
  12. ^ Howell, Peter (25 Jan 1992). "Frozen Ghost Shake Your Spirit". Toronto Star. p. K10.
  13. ^ Crawley, Corina (26 Jan 1992). "Music". The Gazette. p. F5.
  14. ^ Erskine, Evelyn (1 Feb 1992). "Frozen Ghost Shake Your Spirit". Ottawa Citizen. p. F3.
  15. ^ Niester, Alan (3 Feb 1992). "Shake Your Spirit Frozen Ghost". The Globe and Mail. p. C2.
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