The Best of ZZ Top

by ZZ Top

The Best of ZZ Top cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 21 March 1977
  • Label: London
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:21
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Gathering the Texas trio's most potent, blues-drenched stadium anthems, this release chronicles their rapid ascent from regional favorites to international superstars. The infectious, heavily syncopated grooves and Billy Gibbons's signature guitar tones cemented their status as defining architects of Southern hard rock.

Genres

Descriptors: bluesy, guitar-driven, funky, loud, witty

Tracklist

  1. Tush (2:14)
  2. Waitin' For The Bus (2:59)
  3. Jesus Just Left Chicago (3:29)
  4. Francine (3:33)
  5. Just Got Paid (4:27)
  6. La Grange (3:51)
  7. Blue Jean Blues (4:42)
  8. Backdoor Love Affair (3:20)
  9. Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers (3:23)
  10. Heard It On The X (2:23)

Credits

  • ZZ Top - primary artist
  • Dusty Hill - bass, vocals, written-by
  • Frank Beard - drums, written-by
  • Phil Garner - illustration
  • Billy Gibbons - lead guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, vocals, written-by
  • Kenny Cordray - written-by
  • Steve Perron - written-by

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