On March 3, 1979, “Zappa Records” label released “Sheik Yerbouti”, the 26th 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.
- I Have Been in You
- Flakes
- Broken Hearts Are for Assholes
- I’m So Cute
- Jones Crusher
- What Ever Happened to All the Fun in the World
- Rat Tomago – Frank Zappa, Ahmet Zappa
- We’ve Got to Get into Something Real
- Bobby Brown
- Rubber Shirt – Terry Bozzio, Patrick O’Hearn, Frank Zappa
- The Sheik Yerbouti Tango
- Baby Snakes
- Tryin’ to Grow a Chin
- City of Tiny Lites
- Dancin’ Fool
- Jewish Princess
- Wild Love
- Yo’ Mama
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