ZZ Top's First Album

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ZZ Top's First Album
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released January 16, 1971
Recorded 1970 at Robin Hood Studios, Tyler, Texas
Genre Blues-rock, hard rock
Length 35:16
Label London
Producer Bill Ham
Professional reviews
ZZ Top chronology
ZZ Top's First Album
(1971)
Rio Grande Mud
(1972)

ZZ Top's First Album is the debut album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music).

In 1987, this album was remixed for CD release. The full album is currently unavailable on CD in it's original mix (though tracks 2, 3, 4, and 9 are available in their original mix on 2003's Chrome, Smoke & BBQ boxset, and track 10 is available on 1977's The Best of ZZ Top).

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

  1. "(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree" (Billy Gibbons) – 2:32
  2. "Brown Sugar" (Gibbons) – 5:22
  3. "Squank" (Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Bill Ham) – 2:46
  4. "Goin' Down to Mexico" (Gibbons, Hill, Ham) – 3:26
  5. "Old Man" (Gibbons, Hill, Frank Beard) – 3:23

[edit] Side B

  1. "Neighbor, Neighbor" (Gibbons) – 2:18
  2. "Certified Blues" (Gibbons, Beard, Ham) – 3:25
  3. "Bedroom Thang" (Gibbons) – 3:53
  4. "Just Got Back from Baby's" (Gibbons, Ham) – 4:07
  5. "Backdoor Love Affair" (Gibbons, Ham) – 3:20

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer – Bill Ham

[edit] Charts

SinglesBillboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1970 "(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree" The Billboard Hot 100 50