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Over-Nite Sensation
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| Over-Nite Sensation | ||
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| Studio album by The Mothers | ||
| Released | September 1973 | |
| Recorded | March – June 1973 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 34:26 | |
| Label | Rykodisc | |
| Producer(s) | Frank Zappa | |
| Professional reviews | ||
|---|---|---|
| Frank Zappa chronology | ||
| The Grand Wazoo (1973) |
Over-Nite Sensation (1973) |
Apostrophe (1974) |
Over-Nite Sensation is an album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). It was recorded in March – June 1973 at these studios: Bolic Sound in Inglewood, Whitney, in Glendale, and Paramount in Los Angeles. The album was released in both the 2-channel stereo and 4-channel quadraphonic formats.
The album is considered a turning point in Zappa's career, since its approach to music is very different from everything he had done before - it was a more accessible sound, yet not without Zappa's typical musical challenges. Zappa managed to craft in 3-to-6-minute structures complicated jazz-rock arrangements, as well as some funk and other styles. As for the lyrics, most of them aren't very serious, being either about sex ("Dirty Love", "Zomby Woof" and the paradigmatic example of "Dinah-Moe Humm"), social commentary ("I'm The Slime", a bash on TV programming) and others ("Fifty-Fifty", "Montana").
Contents |
All songs by Frank Zappa.
- "Camarillo Brillo" – 3:59
- "I'm The Slime" – 3:34
- "Dirty Love" – 2:58
- "Fifty-Fifty" – 6:09
- "Zomby Woof" – 5:10
- "Dinah-Moe Humm" – 6:01
- "Montana" – 6:35
- Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals on all tracks except "Fifty-Fifty"
- George Duke – synthesizer, keyboards
- Bruce Fowler – trombone
- Tom Fowler – bass
- Ralph Humphrey – drums
- Ricky Lancelotti – vocals on "Fifty-Fifty" and "Zomby Woof"
- Sal Marquez – trumpet, vocals on "Dinah-Moe-Humm"
- Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, baritone violin
- Ian Underwood – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Ruth Underwood – percussion, marimba, vibraphone
- Kin Vassy – vocals on "I'm the Slime", "Dinah-Moe-Humm" and "Montana"
- Tina Turner and the Ikettes - Backing vocals (uncredited)
- Producer: Frank Zappa
- Engineers: Fred Borkgren, Steve Desper, Terry Dunavan, Barry Keene, Bob Stone
- Remixing: Kerry McNabb
- Digital remastering: Bernie Grundman, Bob Stone
- Arranger: Frank Zappa
- Technician: Paul Hof
- Cover design: Ferenc Dobronyi, Cal Schenkel
- Illustrations: David McMacken
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Pop Albums | 32 |