The Best of ZZ Top
The Best of ZZ Top | ||||
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Greatest hits album by ZZ Top | ||||
Released | November 26, 1977 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1970-1975 | |||
Genre | Boogie rock, southern rock, hard rock, blues rock, Texas blues | |||
Length | 34:21 | |||
Label | London | |||
Producer | Bill Ham | |||
ZZ Top chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Robert Christgau | B[3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide |
The Best of ZZ Top (subtitled 10 Legendary Texas Tales) is a greatest hits album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1977.
Track listing
All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, except where noted.
- Side one
- "Tush" – 2:14
- Originally from Fandango! (1975)
- "Waitin' for the Bus" (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:59
- Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
- "Jesus Just Left Chicago" – 3:29
- Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
- "Francine" (Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve Perron) – 3:33
- Originally from Rio Grande Mud (1972)
- "Just Got Paid" (Gibbons, Bill Ham) – 4:27
- Originally from Rio Grande Mud (1972)
- Side two
- "La Grange" – 3:51
- Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
- "Blue Jean Blues" – 4:42
- Originally from Fandango! (1975)
- "Backdoor Love Affair" (Gibbons, Ham) – 3:20
- Originally from ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
- "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" – 3:23
- Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
- "Heard It on the X" – 2:23
- Originally from Fandango! (1975)
Personnel
- Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
- Dusty Hill – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Tush", co-lead vocals on "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" and "Heard It on the X"
- Frank Beard – drums, percussion
Charts
Album – Billboard (United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1978 | Pop Albums | 94 |
1983 | The Billboard 200 | 182 |
References
- ↑ Billboard Magazine November 26, 1977 Issue, Album review - page 94.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "ZZ Top". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 907–8. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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