You Are What You Is
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| Released | September 23, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | July 18 – September 11, 1980 | |||
| Studio | UMRK (Los Angeles) | |||
| Length | 71:24 | |||
| Label | Barking Pumpkin | |||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
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You Are What You Is is a 1981 double album by American musician Frank Zappa. His 34th album, it consists of three musical suites which encompass pop, doo-wop, jazz, hard rock, reggae, soul, blues, new wave and country. The album's lyrics satirize a number of topics, including hippies, socialites, fashion, narcotics use, cultural appropriation, religion, televangelists and the military draft.