The beginner's guide to throwing shapes
- 1989 -

 

The beginner's guide to throwing shapes

 

  Side one


  01. How do I look?   4:33

  02. Starting all over   4:01

  03. Shape   5:10

  04. Odd man out   4:54

  05. The nineties   4:16

Side two


01. Scarecrow   4:20

02. As I am   5:15

03. Waiting in the wings   4:55

04. Giant   7:10

 


  SAGA
  Jim Crichton
  Michael Sadler
  Ian Crichton
- Bass, keyboards, synthaxe
- Vocals, keyboards
- Guitars, synthaxe, banjo


  Drums and percussion:

- Curt Cress


  Produced by:

  Recording engineer:

  Mixing engineer:
  Drum recording engineer:

  Album recorded and mixed at:
 

- SAGA

- Jim Crichton

- Brian Foraker
- Berthold Weindorf
   (Drums recorded in Pilot Studios, München)
- Picture This Studios
   (for Picture This Studios)

  Album cover design and photographs:


  Art co-ordinator:

- Penny Crichton
   (For Picture This Production)

- Philippe Grabowski

  Management:

- Clive Corcoran, Bonaire Management, Inc.


  Side one

Side two

  How do I look?
  Lyrics: SAGA
  Music: SAGA

Scarecrow
Lyrics: SAGA
Music: SAGA

  Starting all over
  Lyrics: SAGA
  Music: SAGA

As I am
Lyrics: SAGA and Tim Moore
Music: SAGA and Tim Moore

  Scarecrow
  Lyrics: SAGA
  Music: SAGA

Waiting in the wings
Lyrics: SAGA
Music: SAGA

  Odd man out (for Billy)
  Lyrics: SAGA
  Music: SAGA

Giant
Lyrics: SAGA
Music: SAGA

  The nineties
  Lyrics: SAGA
  Music: SAGA
 


  Special thanks to:

  Keith Olsen, Vicki, Michael, Gordon and Shea at Goodnight LA Studios; Trevor Morrell; Tim Moore; Everyone at Pilot
  Studios, München; Joe Zon at Zon Guitars; Gerhard Lengeling, Burkhard Burgerhoff and Mikail Graham at C-Lab, Hamburg:
  Ian (The Scottish cowboy) McCorkle; Chuck and Louise Nixon for 'the space'; Carl Leighton-Pope; Val Potter: Dr. J.C.
  Krider, M.D.; Richard Bo Chenek; Elizabeth Phillips; Chris Adamson and The Loverboys for their memorable shapes
  and to all our friends for throwing shapes all over the cover.