Strictly Commercial | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | August 2, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1966–1988 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock, art rock, comedy rock, experimental rock, jazz fusion | |||
Length | 76:45 (US CD), 77:01 (Europe CD) | |||
Label | Rykodisc | |||
Producer | Tom Wilson | |||
Frank Zappa chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A [2] |
Strictly Commercial is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was released in 1995, two years after his death. The album was named as part of a 2011 lawsuit by Gail Zappa towards Rykodisc, claiming the label released several vault masters without the permission of the Zappa Family Trust on this and other releases, specifically the single edits of some songs, such as the 12" disco Remix of " Dancin' Fool". [3] The disc is currently out of print and has been replaced in Zappa's catalog by the 2016 compilation album ZAPPAtite.
All songs written and performed by Frank Zappa, except where noted.
The title of the album is taken from a lyric in " Don't Eat The Yellow Snow Suite" and maintains Zappa's conceptual continuity.
On the European CD, "Tell Me You Love Me" was replaced by " Bobby Brown Goes Down," which was Zappa's biggest hit in Europe, but extremely controversial in the United States, and never aired on the radio. A version released in Australia and New Zealand was identical to the U.S. CD, but included the track "Elvis Has Just Left the Building" on a separate disc.
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [4] | 63 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [5] | 33 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [6] | 51 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [7] | 7 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [8] | 2 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 12 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [10] | 45 |
Strictly Commercial | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | August 2, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1966–1988 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock, art rock, comedy rock, experimental rock, jazz fusion | |||
Length | 76:45 (US CD), 77:01 (Europe CD) | |||
Label | Rykodisc | |||
Producer | Tom Wilson | |||
Frank Zappa chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A [2] |
Strictly Commercial is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was released in 1995, two years after his death. The album was named as part of a 2011 lawsuit by Gail Zappa towards Rykodisc, claiming the label released several vault masters without the permission of the Zappa Family Trust on this and other releases, specifically the single edits of some songs, such as the 12" disco Remix of " Dancin' Fool". [3] The disc is currently out of print and has been replaced in Zappa's catalog by the 2016 compilation album ZAPPAtite.
All songs written and performed by Frank Zappa, except where noted.
The title of the album is taken from a lyric in " Don't Eat The Yellow Snow Suite" and maintains Zappa's conceptual continuity.
On the European CD, "Tell Me You Love Me" was replaced by " Bobby Brown Goes Down," which was Zappa's biggest hit in Europe, but extremely controversial in the United States, and never aired on the radio. A version released in Australia and New Zealand was identical to the U.S. CD, but included the track "Elvis Has Just Left the Building" on a separate disc.
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [4] | 63 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [5] | 33 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [6] | 51 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [7] | 7 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [8] | 2 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 12 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [10] | 45 |