The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes
1989 studio album by Saga
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The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes is the eighth studio album by Saga, originally released in 1989.[4] It is also the second album recorded by the band without longtime drummer Steve Negus and keyboardist Jim Gilmour, who temporarily left the band over management concerns.
Recorded1989
StudioPicture This Studios
Pilot Studios
Pilot Studios
| The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes | ||||
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| Released | December 1989[1] 2003 incl. bonus track[2] 2015[3] | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Picture This Studios Pilot Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 44:34 | |||
| Label | SPV, Steamhammer, earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Saga | |||
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Track listing
All music is composed by Michael Sadler, Jim Crichton and Ian Crichton.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Do I Look?" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Starting All Over" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Shape" | 5:10 |
| 4. | "Odd Man Out" | 4:54 |
| 5. | "The Nineties" | 4:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Scarecrow" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "As I Am" | 5:15 |
| 8. | "Waiting in the Wings" | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Giant" | 7:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Framed" (Live) | 5:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wind Him Up" (Live) | 5:46 |
| 2. | "The Flyer" (Live) | 4:17 |
Personnel
- Michael Sadler: Vocals & Keyboards
- Jim Crichton: Bass, Keyboards and Synthaxe
- Ian Crichton: Guitars, Synthaxe & Banjo
- Curt Cress: Drums and Percussion
- Production
- Produced by Saga
- Jim Crichton – Recording Engineer
- Brian Foraker – Mixing Engineer
- Berthold Weindorf – Drum Recording Engineer
- Drums Recorded in Pilot Studio, Munich
- Album Recorded and Mixed at Picture This Studios
- Album Cover Design and Photographs – Penny Crichton
- Art Co-ordinator – Phillippe Grabowski