Automatic (Dweezil Zappa album)

Automatic
Studio album by Dweezil Zappa
Released	November 21, 2000
Genre	Hard rock
Label	Favored Nations
Producer	Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa chronology
Music For Pets (1996)Music For Pets1996 Automatic (2000) Go With What You Know (2006)Go With What You Know2006

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Automatic is an album by Dweezil Zappa, released in 2000. "Purple Guitar" was the audition piece for Bryan Beller to work with Zappa on this album.

Track listing

All songs written by Dweezil Zappa except as 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

Credits

• 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