Strictly Genteel

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{{Infobox album

| name = Strictly Genteel

| type = Compilation

| artist = Frank Zappa

| cover = Frank Zappa Strictly Genteel.jpg

| alt =

| released = May 20, 1997

| recorded = 1964–1992

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = 20th-century classical

| length = {{Duration|m=66|s=47}}

| label = Rykodisc{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8e7aDgAAQBAJ&q=Strictly+Genteel+frank+zappa+1997&pg=PT285|title=Frank Zappa FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Father of Invention|first=John|last=Corcelli|date=August 1, 2016|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9781617136733|via=Google Books}}

| producer = Frank Zappa

| prev_title = Have I Offended Someone?

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Cucamonga

| next_year = 1998

}}

{{album reviews

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/strictly-genteel-a-classical-introduction-to-frank-zappa-mw0000024106|title=Strictly Genteel: A Classical Introduction to Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}

}}

Strictly Genteel is a compilation album by Frank Zappa.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=Strictly+Genteel+frank+zappa+1997&pg=RA1-PA2034|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|first=Colin|last=Larkin|date=May 27, 2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958|via=Google Books}} It focuses on Zappa's "classical" and "serious" compositions, and as such is something of a companion to the previous Rykodisc-produced compilation, Strictly Commercial, which focused on "rock" songs with vocals. It was released in 1997.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAYfqgGf4yYC&q=Strictly+Genteel+frank+zappa+1997&pg=PA213|title=The Words and Music of Frank Zappa|first=Kelly Fisher|last=Lowe|date=October 6, 2007|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=978-0803260054|via=Google Books}}