El Loco

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El Loco
El Loco cover
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released November 30, 1981
Recorded 1981
Genre Blues-Rock
Length 36:49
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s) Bill Ham
Professional reviews
ZZ Top chronology
Degüello
(1979)
El Loco
(1981)
Eliminator
(1983)


El Loco is the seventh studio album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The title means "The Crazy One" in Spanish.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard.

  1. "Tube Snake Boogie" – 3:02
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  2. "I Wanna Drive You Home" – 4:44
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  3. "Ten Foot Pole" – 4:19
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  4. "Leila" – 3:13
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  5. "Don't Tease Me" – 4:19
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
  6. "It's So Hard" – 5:12
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  7. "Pearl Necklace" – 4:01
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  8. "Groovy Little Hippie Pad" – 2:40
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  9. "Heaven, Hell or Houston" – 2:31
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  10. "Party on the Patio" – 2:48
    • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer – Bill Ham
  • Engineer – Bob Ludwig, Terry Manning
  • Design – Bob Alford
  • Photography – Bob Alford

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1981 Pop Albums 17

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Leila" Pop Singles 77
1981 "Pearl Necklace" Mainstream Rock 28
1981 "Tube Snake Boogie" Mainstream Rock 4
In other languages