Bend Me, Shape Me (album)
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, and the title song became the group's only Top 10 hit, reaching #5 on Billboard's pop singles chart in February 1968. 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 "Green Light" (#39).
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| Released | February 1968 | |||
| Recorded | Universal Recording Corporation, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 29:42 | |||
| Label | Acta | |||
| Producer | Bill Traut | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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" | Al 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, Scott 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" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 3:20 |
Personnel
- Gary Loizzo - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Al Ciner - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Charles Colbert - bass, backing vocals
- Lee Graziano - drums, backing vocals, trumpet
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