Understanding America

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Hungry Freaks, Daddy
  3:28
• 2
  Plastic People
  3:41
• 3
  Mom & Dad
  2:16
• 4
  It Can't Happen Here
  3:06
• 5
  Who Are The Brain Police?
  3:33
• 6
  Who Needs The Peace Corps?
  2:35
• 7
  Brown Shoes Don't Make It
  7:29
• 8
  Concentration Moon
  2:17
• 9
  Trouble Every Day
  5:07
• 10
  You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
  3:35
• 11
  We're Turning Again
  4:54
• 12
  Road Ladies
  4:07
• 13
  What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?
  4:32
• 14
  Camarillo Brillo
  3:53
• 15
  Find Her Finer
  3:34
• 16
  Dinah-Moe Humm
  6:01
• 17
  Disco Boy
  4:18
• 18
  200 Years Old
  4:29
• CD 2
• 1
  I'm The Slime
  2:34
• 2
  Be In My Video
  3:37
  2.5 ★
• 3
  I Don't Even Care
  3:47
• 4
  Can't Afford No Shoes
  2:38
• 5
  Heavenly Bank Account
  3:16
• 6
  Cocaine Decisions
  2:51
• 7
  Dumb All Over
  4:02
• 8
  Promiscuous
  2:02
• 9
  Thing-Fish Intro
  2:55
• 10
  The Central Scrutinizer
  2:50
• 11
  Porn Wars Deluxe
  25:50
• 12
  Tinseltown Rebellion
  3:43
• 13
  Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
  9:17

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Release credits

• Bobby Martin
  saxophone [2], vocal [2]
• Chad Wackerman
  membranophone [2]
• Frank Zappa
  arranger [2], producer [2], vocal [2]
• Ike Willis
  background vocals [2]
• Napoleon Murphy Brock
  background vocals [2]
• Ray White
  background vocals [2]
• Scott Thunes
  bass [2]

Issues

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  Understanding America

  2x CD
  30 October 2012