You Are What You Is (1981)

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Oct 17, 2025

Title: You Are What You Is
Artist: Frank Zappa
Genre: Experimental
Released: 1981

Tracks:
1 - Teen-Age Wind - 3:02
2 - Harder Than Your Husband - 2:28
3 - Doreen - 4:44
4 - Goblin Girl - 4:06
5 - Theme From the 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear - 3:31
6 - Society Pages - 2:26
7 - I'm a Beautiful Guy - 1:56
8 - Beauty Knows No Pain - 3:01
9 - Charlie's Enormous Mouth - 3:36
10 - Any Downers? - 2:08
11 - Conehead - 4:18
12 - You Are What You Is - 4:23
13 - Mudd Club - 3:11
14 - The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing - 3:10
15 - Dumb All Over - 4:03
16 - Heavenly Bank Account - 3:44
17 - Suicide Chump - 2:49
18 - Jumbo Go Away - 3:43
19 - If Only She Woulda - 3:47
20 - Drafted Again - 3:07

Overview:

You Are What You Is is a double album by Frank Zappa. It was originally released as a two-record set in 1981 and later by Rykodisc as a 20-song CD.

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