One Foot in the Blues

One Foot in the Blues is a compilation album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). The album contains a selection of the band's songs which fall into the blues genre. With the exception of the songs taken from the Degüello, El Loco, Eliminator, and Recycler albums, the 1987 digital remixes were used.

Track listing

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

1. "Brown Sugar" (Gibbons) – 5:20
   • Originally from ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
2. "Just Got Back from Baby's" (Gibbons, Bill Ham) – 4:09
   • Originally from ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
3. "A Fool for Your Stockings" – 4:16
   • Originally from Degüello (1979)
4. "I Need You Tonight" – 6:15
   • Originally from Eliminator (1983)
5. "She Loves My Automobile" – 2:23
   • Originally from Degüello (1979)
6. "Hi Fi Mama" – 2:24
   • Originally from Degüello (1979)
7. "Hot, Blue and Righteous" (Gibbons) – 3:17
   • Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
8. "My Head's in Mississippi" – 4:20
   • Originally from Recycler (1990)
9. "Lowdown in the Street" – 2:49
   • Originally from Degüello (1979)
10. "If I Could Only Flag Her Down" – 3:39
    • Originally from Eliminator (1983)
11. "Apologies to Pearly" (Gibbons, Hill, Beard, Ham) – 2:44
    • Instrumental
    • Originally from Rio Grande Mud (1972)
12. "Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell" (Gibbons) – 6:47
    • Originally from Rio Grande Mud (1972)
13. "Bar-B-Q" (Gibbons, Ham) – 3:21
    • Originally from Rio Grande Mud (1972)
14. "Old Man" – 3:32
    • Originally from ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
15. "Certified Blues" (Gibbons, Beard, Ham) – 3:25
    • Originally from ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
16. "2000 Blues" – 4:42
    • Originally from Recycler (1990)
17. "Heaven, Hell or Houston" – 2:32
    • Originally from El Loco (1981)

Personnel

ZZ Top

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

Production

• Producer – Bill Ham
• Engineers – Robin Brian, Joe Hardy, Terry Manning
• Mastering – Bob Ludwig
• Design – Jeri Heiden
• Liner notes – Bill Bentley, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)