On March 3, 1979, “Zappa Records” label released “Sheik Yerbouti”, the 26^th Frank Zappa album. It was recorded 1977 – 1978, at “The Palladium” in New York Cuty, “Hammersmith Odeon” in London, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

• Frank Zappa – lead and backing vocals, guitar, arrangeements, remixing
• Davey Moire – lead and backing vocals, engineer
• Adrian Belew – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, Bob Dylan impersonation
• Tommy Mars – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
• Peter Wolf – keyboards, butter, Flora margarine
• Patrick O’Hearn – lead and backing vocals, bass
• Terry Bozzio – lead and backing vocals, drims
• Ed Mann – percussion, backing vocals
• David Ocker – clarinet
• Napoleon Murphy Brock – lead and backing vocals
• Andre Lewis – backing vocals
• Randy Thornton – lead and backing vocals
• Peter Henderson – engineer
• Jon Walls – engineer
• Kerry McNabb – engineer
• Joe Chiccarelli – remixing, overdub engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• John Williams – art direction
• Amy Bernstein – artwork, layout design
• Lynn Goldsmith – photography, cover photohraphy
• Gail Zappa – photography
• Barbara Isaak – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

1. I Have Been in You
2. Flakes
3. Broken Hearts Are for Assholes
4. I’m So Cute
5. Jones Crusher
6. What Ever Happened to All the Fun in the World
7. Rat Tomago – Frank Zappa, Ahmet Zappa
8. We’ve Got to Get into Something Real
9. Bobby Brown
10. Rubber Shirt – Terry Bozzio, Patrick O’Hearn, Frank Zappa
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