Apostrophe(')

Apostrophe (') is the fifth solo studio album and eighteenth in total by Frank Zappa, released in March 1974 in both stereo and quadraphonic formats. An edited version of its lead-off track, "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow", was the first of Zappa's three Billboard Top 100 hits, ultimately peaking at number 86. The album itself became the biggest commercial success of Zappa's career, reaching number 10 on the US Billboard 200.

Personnel:
Musicians
Frank Zappa – vocals, guitar, bass, bouzouki
Sal Marquez – trumpet
Ian Underwood – saxophone
Napoleon Murphy Brock – saxophone
Bruce Fowler – trombone
Don "Sugarcane" Harris – violin
Jean-Luc Ponty – violin
Ruth Underwood – percussion, vibraphone
George Duke – keyboards
Tony Duran – rhythm guitar
Tom Fowler – bass guitar
Erroneous (Alex Dmochowski) – bass guitar
Jack Bruce – bass on "Apostrophe'" (see controversy presented above)
Ralph Humphrey – drums (side one)
Johnny Guerin – drums on "Excentrifugal Forz"
Aynsley Dunbar – drums on "Uncle Remus" and "Stink-Foot"
Jim Gordon – drums on "Apostrophe"

Back-up vocals
Lynn (Linda Sims)
Robert "Frog" Camarena
Ruben Ladron de Guevara
Debbie (Debbie Wilson)
Ray Collins
Sue Glover
Kerry McNabb
George Duke
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Tina Turner (uncredited)

Production staff
Cal Schenkel – artwork, graphic design
Barry Keene – engineer
Kerry McNabb – engineer, remixing
Ferenc Dobronyi – cover design
Bob Ludwig – technician
Paul Hof – technician
Oscar Kergaives – technician
Brian Krokus – technician
Mark Aalyson – photography
Bob Stone – transfers, digital remastering
Steve Desper – engineer
Terry Dunavan – engineer
Zach Glickman – marketing
Bob Hughes – engineer