The Best of ZZ Top

The Best of ZZ Top
Greatest hits album by ZZ Top
Released	November 26, 1977
Recorded	1970-1975
Genre	Blues-rock, hard rock, Southern rock
Length	34:21
Label	London
Producer	Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Tejas (1976) The Best of ZZ Top (1977) Degüello (1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	(B)

The Best of ZZ Top (subtitled 10 Legendary Texas Tales) is a greatest hits album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1977.

Track listing

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

Side A

1. "Tush" – 2:14
   • Originally from Fandango! (1975)
2. "Waitin' for the Bus" (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:59
   • Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
3. "Jesus Just Left Chicago" – 3:29
   • Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
4. "Francine" (Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve Perron) – 3:33
   • Originally from Rio Grande Mud (1972)
5. "Just Got Paid" (Gibbons, Bill Ham) – 4:27
   • Originally from Rio Grande Mud (1972)

Side B

1. "La Grange" – 3:51
   • Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
2. "Blue Jean Blues" – 4:42
   • Originally from Fandango! (1975)
3. "Backdoor Love Affair" (Gibbons, Ham) – 3:20
   • Originally from ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
4. "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" – 3:23
   • Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
5. "Heard it on the X" – 2:23
   • Originally from Fandango! (1975)

Personnel

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

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	94
1983	The Billboard 200	182