Shake Your Spirit

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)

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.

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

Production

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

Critical reception

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

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

Personnel

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

References

  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. Vol. 104, no. 8. Feb 22, 1992. p. 54.
  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. Vol. 104, no. 8. Feb 22, 1992. p. 54.
  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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