The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes

1989 studio album by Saga

Studio album by

Saga

Released

1989 (1989)^[1]
2003 incl. bonus track^[2]
2015^[3]

Recorded

1989

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

44:34

Label

SPV, Steamhammer, earMUSIC

Producer

Saga

Saga chronology

Wildest Dreams
(1987)

The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes
(1989)

The Works
(1991)

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.

Track listing

All music is composed by Michael Sadler, Jim Crichton and Ian Crichton

Side One
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

Side Two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Scarecrow"	4:20
7.	"As I Am"	5:15
8.	"Waiting in the Wings"	4:55
9.	"Giant"	7:10

2003 Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Framed" (Live)	5:46

2015 Bonus Tracks
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

References

^ AllMusic The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes > Overview, Accessed 6 December 2009
^ AllMusic The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes > Bonus Track, Accessed 6 December 2009
^ http://www.ear-music.net/en/artists/latest-news/details/saga/saga-reissue-series-the-beginners-guide-to-throwing-shapes/ ^{[dead link]}
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r204542