Rio Grande Mud
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| Rio Grande Mud | ||
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| Studio album by ZZ Top | ||
| Released | April 4, 1972 | |
| Recorded | Robin Hood Studios- Tyler, Texas | |
| Genre | Blues-Rock | |
| Length | 40:51 | |
| Label | London Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bill Ham | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| ZZ Top chronology | ||
| ZZ Top's First Album (1970) |
Rio Grande Mud (1972) |
Tres Hombres (1973) |
Rio Grande Mud is the second album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).
The Rio Grande, from where the album name derives, is the river that forms the border of Mexico and Texas. In Spanish its name means "Big River".
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[edit] Track listing
- "Francine" (Billy Gibbons/Kenny Cordray/Steve Perron) – 3:33
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
- "Just Got Paid" (Billy Gibbons/Bill Ham) – 4:49
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Mushmouth Shoutin'" (Billy Gibbons/Bill Ham) – 3:41
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Ko Ko Blue" (Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard) – 4:56
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Chevrolet" (Billy Gibbons) – 3:47
- Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
- "Apologies to Pearly" (Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard/Bill Ham) – 2:39
- Instrumental
- "Bar-B-Q" (Billy Gibbons/Bill Ham) – 3:34
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell" (Billy Gibbons) – 7:39
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Whiskey'n Mama" (Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard/Bill Ham) – 3:20
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
- "Down Brownie" (Billy Gibbons) – 2:53
- Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
[edit] Personnel
[edit] ZZ Top
- Frank Beard – drums
- Billy Gibbons – guitar, harmonica, vocals, slide guitar
- Dusty Hill – bass, backing vocals on "Francine" and "Chevrolet"
[edit] Additional personnel
- Pete Tickle – acoustic guitar (on "Mushmouth Shoutin'")
[edit] Production
- Producer – Bill Ham
- Engineer – Robin Brian
[edit] Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1972 | Pop Albums | 104 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1972 | "Francine" | Pop Singles | 69 |
| 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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