Recycler

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Recycler
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	March 23, 1990
Recorded	1989 at Memphis Sound Productions, Memphis
Genre	Rock, blues rock, hard rock
Length	39:10
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Six Pack (1987) Recycler (1990) Greatest Hits (1992)

Recycler is the tenth studio album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1990.

The band had a cameo in the 1990 movie Back to the Future Part III playing an "old west" version of "Doubleback" along with some local musicians. (The regular version of the song plays over the credits). The music video for "Doubleback" also had clips from the movie and was included on the DVD. The album spawned three hits in the form of "Doubleback" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks for 5 weeks), "Concrete And Steel" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks for 4 weeks), and "My Head's In Mississippi" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks for 6 weeks).

Music videos were also made for "My Head's in Mississippi", "Burger Man" and "Give it Up".

In the UK, it was the band's third album to be certified by the British Phonographic Industry, attaining Silver (60,000 units) in 1990. To date, this is the last studio album to achieve UK certification.

The song "Tell It" marks the first instance of a song in a which a sampled clip of a distinctively-toned saying of the word "fine" is used, which was later featured again on the song "Lizard Life", off Antenna, the band's next album, and even in a performance of the song "Cheap Sunglasses" on the Live from Texas album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone

Allmusic gave it 2 stars, by stating: "The continuation of Eliminator's synthesized blues made sense on Afterburner, after it arrived two years since its predecessor. ZZ Top's choice to pursue that direction on Recycler is puzzling, since a full five years separates this from Afterburner."

The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200, number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and number 27 on the Australian Albums chart.

Track listing

All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard.

1. "Concrete and Steel" – 3:45
2. "Lovething" – 3:20
3. "Penthouse Eyes" – 3:49
4. "Tell It" – 4:39
5. "My Head's in Mississippi" – 4:25
6. "Decision or Collision" – 3:59
7. "Give it Up" – 3:24
8. "2000 Blues" – 4:37
9. "Burger Man" – 3:18
10. "Doubleback" – 3:53

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass, keyboards, vocals
• Frank Beard – drums, percussion

Production

• Producer – Bill Ham
• Engineer – Terry Manning
• Artwork - Barry E. Jackson

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	The Billboard 200	6

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	"Concrete and Steel"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1990	"Doubleback"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1990	"Give It Up"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
1990	"My Head's in Mississippi"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1991	"Decision or Collision"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	14
1991	"Give It Up"	The Billboard Hot 100	79