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FRANK ZAPPA MEETS THE MOTHERS OF PREVENTION

Studio Album, released in 1984

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. The Closer You Are (2:56)
2. In France (3:32)
3. Ya Hozna (6:26)
4. Sharleena (4:33)
5. Sinister Footwear II (8:39)
6. Truck Driver Divorce (8:58)
7. Stevie's Spanking (5:23)
8. Baby, Take Your Teeth Out (1:54)
9. Marque-Son's Chicken (7:33)
10. Planet of My Dreams (1:37)
11. Be in My Video (3:39)
12. Them or Us (5:23)
13. Frogs With Dirty Little Lips (2:42)
14. Whipping Post (7:32)

Total Time: 70:45

Line-up / Musicians

-- Frank Zappa / lead (5,6,9,12,14) & rhythm (3,7) guitar, vocals, arranger & producer

With:
- Steve Vai / lead (3,7-9,13) & rhythm (4,5,6,14) guitars
- Dweezil Zappa / lead guitar (4,7)
- Ray White / rhythm guitar (5-7,9,14), vocals
- Bobby Martin / keyboards (6,8,9,14), saxophone (11), harmonica (2), vocals
- Tommy Mars / keyboards
- George Duke / piano (10), vocals (3)
- Brad Cole / piano (11)
- Scott Thunes / bass, MiniMoog (12)
- Arthur Barrow / bass (1-3), percussion (13)
- Patrick O'Hearn / bass (10)
- Chad Wackerman / drums
- Ed Mann / percussion
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson / lead vocals (2)
- Moon Zappa / vocals (3)
- Bob Harris / vocals (8,10,13)
- Thana Harris / vocals (8,10)
- Ike Willis / vocals (1,2,7,8,10,11)
- Napoleon Murphy Brock / vocals (2,3,11)
- Roy Estrada / vocals (7,13)

Releases information

Largely sourced from Live recordings, mostly with added studio overdubs

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