El Loco is the seventh studio album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The title means "The Crazy One" in Spanish. Guitarist/singer Billy Gibbons has stated that the recordings of this album was the first time the three members of the band were isolated from one another in the studio, rather than recording simultaneously in the same room. It also foreshadowed ZZ Top's New Wave direction later in the decade, with early experimentations in synthesizer backing on certain tracks.
El Loco was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and originally mixed by Terry Manning. In 1987, most of the band's back catalog received a controversial "digitally enhanced" remix treatment for CD release, however, El Loco did not receive this remix treatment. The original mix of this album has been available on CD since 1987.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard.
- "Tube Snake Boogie" – 3:03
- "I Wanna Drive You Home" – 4:44
- "Ten Foot Pole" – 4:19
- "Leila" – 3:13
- "Don't Tease Me" – 4:20
- "It's So Hard" – 5:12
- "Pearl Necklace" – 4:02
- "Groovy Little Hippie Pad" – 2:40
- "Heaven, Hell or Houston" – 2:32
- "Party on the Patio" – 2:49
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[edit] Production
[edit] Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1981 |
Pop Albums |
17 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1981 |
"Leila" |
Pop Singles |
77 |
| 1981 |
"Pearl Necklace" |
Mainstream Rock |
28 |
| 1981 |
"Tube Snake Boogie" |
Mainstream Rock |
4 |
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