Shape I'm In (Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons song)

"Shape I'm In" is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was released in October 1979 as the second single from the band's fourth studio album Screaming Targets (1979).

"Shape I'm In"
Single by Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
from the album Screaming Targets
ReleasedOctober 1979
StudioArmstrong Studios, Melbourne
GenreRock, Reggae-Pop
Length3:32
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin, Tony Faehse
Producer(s)Peter Solley
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons singles chronology
"Hit and Run"
(1979)
"Shape I'm In"
(1979)
"All I Wanna Do"
(1980)

The song peaked at number 22 on the Kent Music Report in Australia.

Track listing edit

7" (K 7665)

  • Side A1 "Shape I'm In" - 3:32
  • Side B1 "So Young" (new version) - 3:31
  • Side B2 "Shape I'm In" (Dub Version) - 3:01

7" (UK) (WEA – K 79122)

  • Side A1 "Shape I'm In" - 3:32
  • Side B1 "Only The Lonely Heart"
  • Side B1 "Nosey Parker"

Charts edit

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[1] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 41

Cover versions edit

  • Elekrik Force covered the song on the album, Craig Obey (2006)[3]
  • The Resignators covered the song on the album See You in Hell (2010)[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  2. ^ "Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons – Shape I'm In". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Craig Obey". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ^ "See you in hell". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2017.