On September 23, 1981, “Barking Pumpkin” label released “You Are  What You Is”, the thirty-fourth Frank Zappa album. It was recorded July – September 1980, at “UMRK” and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

• Frank Zappa – vocal, guitar, arrangements
• Steve Vai– guitars
• Denny Walley – vocals, slide guitar
• Ray White – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Ike Willis– vocals, rhythm guitar
• Tommy Mars – vocals, keyboards
• Craig “Twister” Stewart – harmonica
• Arthur Barrow– bass guitar
• David Logeman – drums
• Ed Mann– percussion
• Mark Pinske – vocals
• Jimmy Carl Black– vocals
• Motorhead Sherwood – vocals, tenor saxophone
• Bob Harris – vocals, Boy Soprano, trumpet
• David Ocker – bass clarinet, clarinet
• Ahmet Zappa– vocals
• Moon Unit Zappa– vocals
• Mark Pinske – chief engineer
• Allen Sides – engineer
• Dennis Sager – digital engineer
• George Douglas – engineer assistant
• Bob Stone – remixing, digital remastering
• Jo Hansch – mastering
• Amy Bernstein – artwork
• John Vince – artwork, design
• John Livzey – photography
• Thomas Nordegg – Franks personnel assistant
• Santi Rubio – studio secretary

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

1. Teen-Age Wind
2. Harder Than Your Husband
3. Doreen
4. Goblin Girl
5. Theme from the 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear
6. Society Pages
7. I’m a Beautiful Guy
8. Beauty Knows No Pain
9. Charlie’s Enormous Mouth
10. Any Downers?
11. Conehead
12. You Are What You Is
13. Mudd Club
14. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
15. Dumb All Over
16. Heavenly Bank Account
17. Suicide Chump
18. Jumbo Go Away
19. If Only She Woulda
20. Drafted Again