Greatest Hits

~ Release by ZZ Top (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Gimme All Your Lovin’
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Gimme All Your Lovin’
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
BMG Rights Management Scandinavia AB (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “BMG (2008–present)”), Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
4.054:03
2Sharp Dressed Man
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Sharp Dressed Man
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
composer:
Chrome Division (Norwegian heavy metal band)
publisher:
Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
sub-publisher:
BMG Gold Songs and Zazta Muzic Ltd.
4.64:17
3Doubleback3.253:59
4Give It Up
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
3.53:31
5Gun Love
engineer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Gun Love
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Songs of Mosaic
33:42
6Viva Las Vegas
engineer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Viva Las Vegas
lyricist:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Felder Pomus Entertainment, Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Mort Shuman Songs, Pomus Songs Inc., Sharoonie Songs and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Viva Las Vegas
lyricist:
Doc Pomus
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Felder Pomus Entertainment, Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Mort Shuman Songs, Pomus Songs Inc., Sharoonie Songs and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.654:48
7Velcro Fly
engineer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Velcro Fly
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Company (publisher) (in 1985)
2.53:32
8Legs
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
edit of:
Legs by ZZ Top
recording of:
Legs
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Co. (publisher) (in 1983)
4.353:39
9Stages
engineer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Stages
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Company (publisher) (in 1985)
3.23:35
10Sleeping Bag
engineer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) and Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Sleeping Bag
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Hamstein Music Company (publisher) (in 1985)
3.54:07
11Tube Snake Boogie
engineer:
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) and Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Tube Snake Boogie
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
3.353:06
12La Grange
engineer:
Robin Gibb, Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and Robin Brian
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
mixer and editor:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set):
Rube Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar, guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Brian studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
recording of:
La Grange
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
is based on:
Boogie Chillen’
4.653:56
13Cheap Sunglasses
engineer:
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) and Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Cheap Sunglasses
writer:
Frank Lee Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Joe Michael Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
3.354:51
14Tush
recording engineer and mixer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar:
Billy Gibbons
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 67)
recording of:
Tush
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
4.652:20
15Mexican Blackbird
engineer:
Terry Kane, Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer), Terry Manning (US recording engineer), Jim Reeves (engineer) and Robin Brian
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar, slide guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
performer:
ZZ Top
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
recording of:
Mexican Blackbird
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
3.353:08
16Jesus Just Left Chicago
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and Robin Brian
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rube Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar:
Billy Gibbons
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
recording of:
Jesus Just Left Chicago
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Fujipacific Music, Inc., Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
3.53:32
17Arrested for Driving While Blind
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and Larry Nix (US mastering engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Arrested for Driving While Blind
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
33:10
18I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide
engineer:
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) and Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
vocals:
Dusty Hill
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide
writer:
Frank Lee Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Joe Michael Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
sub-publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and BMG Rights Management and Administration (Spain) S.L.U. (not for release label use - for copyrights only)
44:52
19Francene
engineer:
Robin Brian
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Dusty Hill (from 1971 until 1972)
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer) (from 1971 until 1972)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons (from 1971 until 1972)
recorded at:
Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States (from 1971 until 1972)
engineered at:
Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
recording of:
Francine (from 1971 until 1972)
writer:
Kenny Cordray, Billy Gibbons and Steve Perron (1960s psychedelic rock singer)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), April Music Co., Billy G’s Hollywood Productions Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs France SARL (27, rue de Berri), EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH, Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), India Music, India Music Inc., India Music Ink, Landers Roberts, Rondor Music (France), Rondor Music Inc., Rondor Musikverlag GmbH, SBK Entertainment World Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
3:36
20Just Got Paid
engineer:
Robin Brian
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar, slide guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
recorded at:
Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States (from 1971 until 1972)
engineered at:
Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
recording of:
Just Got Paid
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Fujipacific Music, Inc., Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
44:31
21Bar‐B‐Q
engineer:
Robin Brian
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
bass and background vocals:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
guitar [lead guitar], slide guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
performer:
Robin Brian
recorded at:
Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States (from 1971 until 1972)
engineered at:
Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
recording of:
Bar-B-Q
writer:
Billy Gibbons and Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Fujipacific Music, Inc., Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
3.53:27