Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti (1979)

Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti (1979)

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In order to finance his artier excursions, which increasingly required more expensive technology, Frank Zappa recorded several collections of guitar- and song-oriented material in the late '70s and early '80s, which generally concentrated on the bawdy lyrical themes many fans had come to expect and enjoy in concert. Sheik Yerbouti (two LPs, one CD) was one of the first and most successful of these albums, garnering attention for such tracks as the Grammy-nominated disco satire "Dancin' Fool," the controversial "Jewish Princess," and the equally controversial "Bobby Brown Goes Down," a song about gay S&M that became a substantial hit in European clubs. While Zappa's attitude on the latter two tracks was even more politically incorrect than usual for him, it didn't stop the album from becoming his second-highest charting ever. Social satire, leering sexual preoccupations, and tight, melodic songs dominated the rest of the record as well, as Zappa stuck to what had been commercially successful for him in the past. The "dumb entertainment" (as Zappa liked to describe this style) on Sheik Yerbouti was some of his dumbest, for better or worse, and the music was undeniably good – easily some of his best since Apostrophe, and certainly the most accessible. Even if it sometimes drifts a bit, fans of Zappa's '70s work will find Sheik Yerbouti on nearly an equal level with Apostrophe and Over-Nite Sensation, both in terms of humor and musical quality.



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Tracklist:

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01. I Have Been In You

02. Flakes

03. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes

04. I'm So Cute

05. Jones Crusher

06. What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World

07. Rat Tomago

08. Wait A Minute

09. Bobby Brown (Goes Down)

10. Rubber Shirt

11. The Sheik Yerbouti Tango

12. Baby Snakes

13. Tryin' To Grow A Chin

14. City Of Tiny Lites

15. Dancin' Fool

16. Jewish Princess

17. Wild Love

18. Yo' Mama



*1995 Rykodisc / The Zappa Family Trust | RCD 10528





Personnel:

Frank Zappa – lead guitar, lead (1-3, 9, 12, 15–18) and backing vocals, arranger, composer, producer, remixing

Davey Moire – lead (6, 8) and backing vocals, engineer

Napoleon Murphy Brock – lead (17) and backing vocals

Andre Lewis – backing vocals

Randy Thornton – lead (17) and backing vocals

Adrian Belew – rhythm guitar, lead (5, 14) and backing vocals, Bob Dylan impersonation (2)

Tommy Mars – keyboards, backing and lead (17) vocals

Peter Wolf – keyboards, butter, Flora margarine

Patrick O'Hearn – bass, lead (3, 6, 8) and backing vocals

Terry Bozzio – drums, lead (3, 4, 6, 8, 13, 17) and backing vocals

Ed Mann – percussion, backing vocals

David Ocker – clarinet