Over-Nite Sensation

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Over-Nite Sensation
Studio album by The Mothers
Released	September 7, 1973
Recorded	March 19 – June 1, 1973
Genre	Hard rock, comedy rock
Length	34:26
Label	DiscReet Records
Producer	Frank Zappa
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C) link
Frank Zappa chronology
The Grand Wazoo (1972) 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 what he had done before. It was a more accessible sound - his first album to go gold - with a series of relatively straightforward songs, though not without Zappa's typical musical challenges. Zappa manages to craft in 3-to-6-minute structures complicated progressive jazz-rock arrangements, as well as some funk and other styles. The lyrics tend toward parody, being either about sex ("Dirty Love", "Camarillo Brillo", "Zomby Woof" and the paradigmatic example of "Dinah-Moe Humm") or social commentary ("I'm The Slime", a bash on TV programming) and others ("Fifty-Fifty", "Montana").

Over-Nite Sensation and the following album Apostrophe ('), recorded with the same group of musicians, are the subject of a Classic Albums series documentary from Eagle Rock Entertainment, released on DVD May 1, 2007.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Frank Zappa.

[edit] Side one

1. "Camarillo Brillo" – 3:59
2. "I'm The Slime" – 3:34
3. "Dirty Love" – 2:58
4. "Fifty-Fifty" – 6:09

[edit] Side two

1. "Zomby Woof" – 5:10
2. "Dinah-Moe Humm" – 6:01
3. "Montana" – 6:35

[edit] Personnel

• 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)

[edit] Production

• 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

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Pop Albums	32

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lyrics and information
• Release details

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