''Bend Me, Shape Me'' is the second

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from the 1960s rock group

The American Breed The American Breed were an American rock band from Chicago in the 1960s. The band were originally called Gary & The Knight Lites before adopting the name The American Breed in 1967. The band had a number of charting songs in 1967–68, the ...

, released in February 1968. The album peaked at #99 on ''Billboards pop albums chart, and the title song, a cover of The Outsiders 1966 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 a cover of The Vulcanes 1966 song "Green Light" (#39).

Track listing

Personnel

Gary Loizzo Gary Alexander Loizzo (August 16, 1945 – January 16, 2016) was an American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer. He is best known for being the lead singer with The American Breed. The American Breed Gary Loizzo formed ...

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*Al Ciner -

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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

*Charles Colbert -

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*Lee Graziano -

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References

External links

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