Automatic (Dweezil Zappa album)

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Track listing

All songs written by Dweezil Zappa except where noted.

1. "Fwakstension" performed by Zappa / Terry Bozzio / Scott Thunes – 4:13
2. "Automatic" performed by Zappa / Blues Saraceno / Joe Travers / Christopher Maloney – 3:59
3. "Hawaii Five-O" (Morton Stevens) performed by Zappa / Joe Travers – 1:52
4. "You're a Mean One Mister Grinch" (Dr. Seuss & Albert Hague) performed by Zappa / Ahmet Zappa / Joe Travers – 3:12
5. "Therapy" performed by Zappa / Terry Bozzio / Scott Thunes – 2:59
6. "12 String Thing" performed by Zappa / Joe Travers / Mark Meadows – 2:46
7. "Secret Hedges" (Zappa) – 2:12
8. "Habanera" (from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet) performed by Zappa / Dick Cinnamon – 1:54
9. "Les Toreadors" (from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet) performed by Zappa / Dick Cinnamon – 2:35
10. "Shnook" performed by Zappa / Scott Thunes / Mike Keneally – 2:55
11. "Dick Cinnamon's Office" performed by Zappa / Lisa Loeb / Joe Travers / Christopher Maloney - :55
12. "Purple Guitar" performed by Zappa / Joe Travers / Mike Keneally – 9:18

Personnel

• Dweezil Zappa - lead electric and acoustic guitars, lead and harmony vocals, flange bass, bass, electric piano, arrangements, guitar arrangements, production, engineering, feedback, harmony
• Blues Saraceno - guitars
• Lisa Loeb - voices
• Morgan Ågren - drums, percussion
• Bryan Beller - bass, performer
• Terry Bozzio - drums
• Christopher Maloney - bass
• Bob Clearmountain - mixing
• Mike Keneally - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Scott Thunes - bass
• Joe Travers - drums, percussion
• Ahmet Zappa - vocals
• Steve Hall - mastering
• Jason Freese - performer

References

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