Tres Hombres

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Tres Hombres
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	July 26, 1973
Recorded	Brian Studios, Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Blues-rock, hard rock
Length	33:32
Label	London
Producer	Bill Ham
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
ZZ Top chronology
Rio Grande Mud (1972) Tres Hombres (1973) Fandango! (1975)

Tres Hombres is the third album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). It proved to be the group's commercial breakthrough attracting a larger fanbase. The album hit the top ten while the single "La Grange" hit 41 on the singles chart. It is here where ZZ Top hones its mix of hard rock, boogie and blues.

The name means "Three Men" in Spanish, referring to the three members of the band.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 498 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

A remastered and expanded edition of this album was released on February 28, 2006, which contains three bonus live tracks. This is the first CD version to include the original mix.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 1.3 2006 remastered version bonus tracks 2 Personnel 3 Charts 3.1 Album 3.2 Singles

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except where noted. All lead vocals by Billy Gibbons, except where noted.

[edit] Side A

1. "Waitin' for the Bus" (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:59
2. "Jesus Just Left Chicago" – 3:30
3. "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" – 3:23
   • Lead vocals: Gibbons, Hill
4. "Master of Sparks" (Gibbons) – 3:33
5. "Hot, Blue and Righteous" (Gibbons) – 3:14

[edit] Side B

1. "Move Me on down the Line" (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:32
2. "Precious and Grace" – 3:09
3. "La Grange" – 3:52
4. "Shiek" (Gibbons, Hill) – 4:05
5. "Have You Heard?" (Gibbons, Hill) – 3:15

[edit] 2006 remastered version bonus tracks

11. "Waitin' for the Bus" (live) (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:42
12. "Jesus Just Left Chicago" (live) – 4:03
13. "La Grange" (live) – 4:44

[edit] Personnel

• Frank Beard (as Rube Beard) – drums
• Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals, harmonica
• Dusty Hill – bass, vocals
• Bill Ham – production
• Terry Manning, Robin Brians - engineering
• Bill Narum - album cover
• Galen Scott - photography

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Position
1974	Billboard Pop Albums	8

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1974	"La Grange"	Billboard Pop Singles	41

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