Fandango!
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- This article is about the album. For other uses, see Fandango (disambiguation)
| Fandango! | ||
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| Studio album by ZZ Top | ||
| Released | April 18, 1975 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Blues-Rock | |
| Length | 31:52 | |
| Label | London Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bill Ham | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| ZZ Top chronology | ||
| Tres Hombres (1973) |
Fandango! (1975) |
Tejas (1977) |
Fandango! is the fourth album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). Half the cuts are selections from live shows, the other half are new songs from the studio. A remastered and expanded edition of this album was released on February 28, 2006.
Fandango, from which the album gets its name, is a type of dance similar to flamenco.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard except where noted.
- "Thunderbird" (live) – 2:49
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Jailhouse Rock" (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) (live) – 1:56
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
- "Backdoor Medley" (live) – 9:23
- "Backdoor Love Affair" (Billy Gibbons/Bill Ham) – 1:09
- "Mellow Down Easy" (Willie Dixon) – 3:39
- "Backdoor Love Affair No. 2" (Billy Gibbons) – 2:04
- "Long Distance Boogie" – 2:31
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
- "Nasty Dogs And Funky Kings" – 2:42
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Blue Jean Blues" – 4:42
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Balinese" – 2:37
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
- "Mexican Blackbird" – 3:06
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Heard It On The X" – 2:23
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
- "Tush" – 2:14
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
2006 Remastered Version Bonus Tracks
- ""Heard It On The X" (Live)
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
- "Jailhouse Rock" (Live)
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
- "Tush" (Live)
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
Tracks 1-3 (side A of the original LP) were recorded live at The Warehouse, New Orleans, "captured as it came down-hot, spontaneous and presented to you honesty, without the assistance of studio gimmicks". Tracks 4-9 (side B) were new studio recordings. Tracks 10-12, recorded live, are bonus to CD.
[edit] Personnel
- Frank Beard – drums
- Billy Gibbons – guitar, harmonica, vocals, slide guitar
- Dusty Hill – bass, vocals
[edit] Production
- Producer – Bill Ham
- Engineers – Robin Brian, Terry Kane, Bob Ludwig, Terry Manning, Jim Reeves
- Album concept – Bill Ham
- Design – Bill Narum
- Photography – John Dekalb
[edit] Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Pop Albums | 10 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | "Tush" | Pop Singles | 20 |
| 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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