Degüello
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| Studio album by ZZ Top | ||
| Released | December 1979 | |
| Recorded | 1979 | |
| Genre | Blues-rock | |
| Length | 33:54 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bill Ham | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| ZZ Top chronology | ||
| The Best of ZZ Top (1977) |
Degüello (1979) |
El Loco (1981) |
Degüello is the sixth studio album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). "Degüello" means "beheading" in Spanish and was the title of a Moorish-origin bugle call used by Mexican forces at the Battle of the Alamo, Texas, in 1836.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard, except where noted.
- "I Thank You" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:23
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "She Loves My Automobile" – 2:22
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
- "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" – 4:45
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "A Fool for Your Stockings" – 4:15
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Manic Mechanic" – 2:36
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Dust My Broom" (Elmore James) – 3:06
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
- "Lowdown in the Street" – 2:49
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Hi Fi Mama" – 2:22
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
- "Cheap Sunglasses" – 4:46
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Esther Be the One" – 3:30
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
[edit] Personnel
- Frank Beard – drums, alto sax
- Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals, baritone sax
- Dusty Hill – bass, vocals, tenor sax
[edit] Production
- Producer – Bill Ham
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | Pop Albums | 24 |
| 1984 | The Billboard 200 | 183 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | "Cheap Sunglasses" | Pop Singles | 89 |
| 1980 | "I Thank You" | Pop Singles | 34 |
| ZZ Top |
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| Billy Gibbons • Dusty Hill • Frank Beard
Discography
Albums: ZZ Top's First Album • Rio Grande Mud • Tres Hombres • Fandango! • Tejas • Degüello • El Loco • Eliminator • Afterburner • Recycler • Antenna • Rhythmeen • XXX • Mescalero Compilations: The Best of ZZ Top • ZZ Top's Greatest Hits • One Foot in the Blues • Chrome, Smoke & BBQ • Rancho Texicano Singles: Salt Lick • (Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree • Francine • Waitin' For the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago • La Grange • Tush • It's Only Love • Arrested For Driving While Blind • Cheap Sunglasses • I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide • I Thank You • Leila • Pearl Necklace • Tube Snake Boogie • Gimme All Your Lovin' • Got Me Under Pressure • Sharp Dressed Man • TV Dinners • Legs • Can't Stop Rockin' • Sleeping Bag • Stages • Delirious • Rough Boy • Velcro Fly • Woke up With Wood • Concrete and Steel • Doubleback • Give it Up • My Head's in Mississippi • Decision or Collision • Viva Las Vegas • Breakaway • Fuzzbox Voodoo • Girl in a T-Shirt • Pincushion • Tush • Bang Bang • She's Just Killing Me • What's Up with That • Rhythmeen • Fearless Boogie • 36-22-36 Related articles
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