Frank Zappa for President

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Frank Zappa for President
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)
Genre Rock
Length43:17
Label Zappa Records
Catalog Number: ZR 20021
Producer Ahmet Zappa, Joe Travers
Frank Zappa chronology
The Crux of the Biscuit
(2016)
Frank Zappa for President
(2016)
ZAPPAtite
(2016)

Frank Zappa for President is a compilation album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in July 2016, consisting of unreleased compositions played on the Synclavier and unheard tracks relating to the uniting political thread that ties it all together. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frank Zappa [2] .

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Overture To "Uncle Sam""15:16
2."Brown Shoes Don't Make It (Remix)"7:27
3."Amnerika (Vocal Version)"3:10
4."If I Was President"3:43
5."When The Lie's So Big"3:38
6."Medieval Ensemble"6:31
7."America The Beautiful"3:27

Personnel

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References

  1. Havens, Lindsay (13 June 2016). "Two unreleased Frank Zappa albums will emerge from the vaults this July" . Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. "Frank Zappa For President". Zappa.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.