- rock
- 41 min
- 13 tracks
- Verve
Cruising with Ruben & the Jets is the fourth album by the Mothers of Invention, and fifth overall by Frank Zappa, released under the alias Ruben and the Jets. Released on December 2, 1968 on Bizarre and Verve Records with distribution by MGM Records, it is a concept album, influenced by 1950s doo-wop and rock and roll.
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Character
Classical in form, warm, cool and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Allmusic (Cruising with Ruben & the Jets 1984 Remix)3/5 ★
- Allmusic (Greasy Love Songs)4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone(positive)
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Tracks
- A1Cheap Thrills2:39
- A2Love of My Life3:08
- A3How Could I Be Such a Fool3:34
- A4Deseri2:09
- A5I’m Not Satisfied4:08
- A6Jelly Roll Gum Drop2:24
- A7Anything3:06
- B1Later That Night3:00
- B2You Didn’t Try to Call Me3:58
- B3Fountain of Love3:23
- B4“No. No. No.”2:16
- B5Anyway the Wind Blows3:02
- B6Stuff Up the Cracks4:36
13 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ruben & The Jets
- Label
- Verve
- Released
- 1968-11
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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