Antenna (album)

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Antenna
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	January 18, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	50:55
Label	RCA
Producer	Billy Gibbons Bill Ham
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
ZZ Top chronology
ZZ Top's Greatest Hits (1992) Antenna (1994) One Foot in the Blues (1994)

Antenna is the eleventh studio album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). It was the band's first album to be released under the RCA label. It was also the first time ZZ Top had a song with the album title in its name (Antenna/Antenna Head.) The opening track and final single from the album, "Pincushion," reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus track [Europe/Japan] 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, except where noted

1. "Pincushion" – 4:33
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
2. "Breakaway" (Gibbons) – 4:58
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
3. "World of Swirl" (Gibbons) – 4:08
   • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
4. "Fuzzbox Voodoo" – 4:42
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
5. "Girl in a T-Shirt" (Gibbons) – 4:10
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
6. "Antenna Head" – 4:43
   • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
7. "PCH" – 3:57
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
8. "Cherry Red" (Gibbons) – 4:38
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
9. "Cover Your Rig" – 5:50
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
10. "Lizard Life" – 5:09
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
11. "Deal Goin' Down" – 4:06
    • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill

[edit] Bonus track [Europe/Japan]

12. "Everything"
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons

[edit] Personnel

• Frank Beard – drums, percussion
• Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals, harmonica
• Dusty Hill – bass, vocals

[edit] Production

• Producers – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham
• Engineers – Joe Hardy, Tom Harding
• Mixing – Joe Hardy
• Mastering – Bob Ludwig
• Photography – Bill Bernstein, Barbara LaBarge
• Text – Jim Bessman

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1994	The Billboard 200	14

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	"Breakaway"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	7
1994	"Fuzzbox Voodoo"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	30
1994	"Girl in a T-Shirt"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	27
1994	"Pincushion"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1

[edit] References

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