Understanding America
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| Compilation album by Frank Zappa | ||||
| Released | October 31, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 1966-1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock, avant-garde | |||
| Length | 142:13 | |||
| Label | Zappa Catalog Number: ZR 3892[1] |
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| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Critics At Large | (very favourable)[3] |
Understanding America is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was compiled and mastered by Zappa before his death in 1993 and released posthumously in 2012. This is Official Release #93.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Frank Zappa.
| Disc one | |||
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| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
| 1. | "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" | From the album Freak Out! (1966) | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Plastic People" | From the album Absolutely Free (1967) | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Mom & Dad" | Remix of a track from the album We're Only in It for the Money (1968) | 2:17 |
| 4. | "It Can't Happen Here" | From the album Freak Out! (1966) | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Who Are the Brain Police?" | From the album Freak Out! (1966) | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" | Remix of a track from the album We're Only in It for the Money (1968) | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" | From the album Absolutely Free (1967) | 7:29 |
| 8. | "Concentration Moon" | Remix of a track from the album We're Only in It for the Money (1968) | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Trouble Every Day" | From the album Freak Out! (1966) | 5:08 |
| 10. | "You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here" | From the album Freak Out! (1966) | 3:36 |
| 11. | "We're Turning Again" | From the album Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention (1985) | 4:55 |
| 12. | "Road Ladies" | From the album Chunga's Revenge (1970) | 4:08 |
| 13. | "What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are?" | From the album Fillmore East – June 1971 (1971) | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Camarillo Brillo" | From the album Over-Nite Sensation (1973) | 3:53 |
| 15. | "Find Her Finer" | From the album Zoot Allures (1976) | 3:34 |
| 16. | "Dinah-Moe Humm" | From the album Over-Nite Sensation (1973) | 6:02 |
| 17. | "Disco Boy" | From the album Zoot Allures (1976) | 4:19 |
| 18. | "200 Years Old" | From the album Bongo Fury (1975) | 4:30 |
| Disc two | |||
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| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
| 1. | "I'm the Slime" | From album Over-Nite Sensation (1973) | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Be in My Video" | From the album Them or Us (1984) | 3:37 |
| 3. | "I Don't Even Care" (Zappa, Watson) | From some versions of the album Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention (1985) | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Can't Afford No Shoes" | From the album One Size Fits All (1975) | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Heavenly Bank Account" | From the album You Are What You Is (1981) | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Cocaine Decisions" | From the album The Man from Utopia (1983) | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Dumb All Over" | From the album You Are What You Is (1981) | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Promiscuous" | From the album Broadway the Hard Way (1988) | 2:03 |
| 9. | "Thing-Fish Intro" | From the album Thing-Fish (1984) under the title "Prologue" | 2:56 |
| 10. | "The Central Scrutinizer" | From the album Joe's Garage, Act I (1979) | 2:50 |
| 11. | "Porn Wars Deluxe" | Previously Unreleased | 25:51 |
| 12. | "Tinsel Town Rebellion" | From the album Tinseltown Rebellion (1981) | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk" | From the album Broadway the Hard Way (1988) | 9:18 |
Notes and references
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- ↑ Lymangrover, Jason. Understanding America at AllMusic
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