The Best of ZZ Top
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The Best of ZZ Top is a greatest hits
album
by American
blues-rock
band ZZ Top
, released in 1977
.
, Dusty Hill
and Frank Beard
, except where noted.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
blues-rock
Blues-rock
Blues rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jams with rock and roll styles. The core of the blues rock sound is created by the electric guitar, piano, bass guitar and drum kit, with the electric guitar usually amplified through a...
band ZZ Top
ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
, released in 1977
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....
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Track listing
All songs by Billy GibbonsBilly Gibbons
William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs. Gibbons is known for playing his Gretsch Billy Bo guitar and his famous 1959...
, Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill
Joseph Michael "Dusty" Hill is the bassist and vocalist with the American rock group ZZ Top.-History:Hill was in Dallas, Texas and grew up in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas...
and Frank Beard
Frank Beard (musician)
Frank Lee Beard is the drummer in the rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellars, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.Beard was born in...
, except where noted.
Side A
- "TushTush (song)"Tush" was the only single from ZZ Top's fourth album Fandango!. It reached number 20 on the pop chart.The song is a twelve-bar blues in the key of G. The recording was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning...
" – 2:14- Originally from Fandango!Fandango!Fandango! is the fourth album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1975. Half the cuts are selections from live shows, the other half are new songs from the studio...
(1975)
- Originally from Fandango!
- "Waitin' for the Bus" (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:59
- Originally from Tres HombresTres HombresTres Hombres is the third album by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was released in 1973. The album marked the first of many times the band worked with engineer Terry Manning which proved a successful combination as the release was the band's first commercial breakthrough...
(1973)
- Originally from Tres Hombres
- "Jesus Just Left Chicago" – 3:29
- Originally from Tres HombresTres HombresTres Hombres is the third album by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was released in 1973. The album marked the first of many times the band worked with engineer Terry Manning which proved a successful combination as the release was the band's first commercial breakthrough...
(1973)
- Originally from Tres Hombres
- "Francine" (Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve Perron) – 3:33
- Originally from Rio Grande MudRio Grande MudRio Grande Mud is the second album by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was released in 1972.The album title was inspired by the Rio Grande, the river that forms the border between Mexico and Texas and means "big river" in Spanish....
(1972)
- Originally from Rio Grande Mud
- "Just Got Paid" (Gibbons, Bill HamBill HamBill Ham was the manager, producer, and image-maker of ZZ Top, from its inception in late 1969 until September 2006.-Career:...
) – 4:27- Originally from Rio Grande MudRio Grande MudRio Grande Mud is the second album by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was released in 1972.The album title was inspired by the Rio Grande, the river that forms the border between Mexico and Texas and means "big river" in Spanish....
(1972)
- Originally from Rio Grande Mud
Side B
- "La GrangeLa Grange (song)"La Grange" is a song by the rock group ZZ Top from their album Tres Hombres, released in 1973. One of their most successful songs, it was released in 1973 and received extensive radio play, rising to #41 in the Billboard Pop Singles list in 1974. The song refers to a bordello on the outskirts of...
" – 3:51- Originally from Tres HombresTres HombresTres Hombres is the third album by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was released in 1973. The album marked the first of many times the band worked with engineer Terry Manning which proved a successful combination as the release was the band's first commercial breakthrough...
(1973)
- Originally from Tres Hombres
- "Blue Jean Blues" – 4:42
- Originally from Fandango!Fandango!Fandango! is the fourth album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1975. Half the cuts are selections from live shows, the other half are new songs from the studio...
(1975)
- Originally from Fandango!
- "Backdoor Love Affair" (Gibbons, Ham) – 3:20
- Originally from ZZ Top's First AlbumZZ Top's First AlbumZZ Top's First Album is the debut album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1971.In 1987, this album was remixed for CD release...
(1971)
- Originally from ZZ Top's First Album
- "Beer Drinkers and Hell RaisersBeer Drinkers and Hell Raisers"Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" is a song by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, originally released on their 1973 album Tres Hombres.-History:ZZ Top first recorded their song in 1973, and was a minor radio hit, despite not being released as a single...
" – 3:23- Originally from Tres HombresTres HombresTres Hombres is the third album by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was released in 1973. The album marked the first of many times the band worked with engineer Terry Manning which proved a successful combination as the release was the band's first commercial breakthrough...
(1973)
- Originally from Tres Hombres
- "Heard it on the X" – 2:23
- Originally from Fandango!Fandango!Fandango! is the fourth album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1975. Half the cuts are selections from live shows, the other half are new songs from the studio...
(1975)
- Originally from Fandango!
Personnel
- Billy GibbonsBilly GibbonsWilliam Frederick "Billy" Gibbons is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs. Gibbons is known for playing his Gretsch Billy Bo guitar and his famous 1959...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Dusty HillDusty HillJoseph Michael "Dusty" Hill is the bassist and vocalist with the American rock group ZZ Top.-History:Hill was in Dallas, Texas and grew up in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Frank BeardFrank Beard (musician)Frank Lee Beard is the drummer in the rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellars, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.Beard was born in...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1978 | Pop Albums | 94 |
1983 | The Billboard 200 | 182 |