ZZ Top's First Album

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ZZ Top's First Album
ZZ Top's First Album cover
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released January 16, 1971
Recorded Robin Hood Studios- Tyler, Texas 1970
Genre Blues-rock, hard rock
Length 35:16
Label London Records
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).

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Billy Gibbons, except where noted.

[edit] Side A

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

[edit] Side B

  1. "Neighbor, Neighbor" – 2:18
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  2. "Certified Blues" (Gibbons, Beard, Ham) – 3:25
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  3. "Bedroom Thang" – 4:37
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  4. "Just Got Back From Baby's" (Gibbons, Ham) – 4:07
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  5. "Backdoor Love Affair" (Gibbons, Ham) – 3:20
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons

[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
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