Pearl Necklace (song)

"Pearl Necklace"
Single by ZZ Top
from the album El Loco
Released 1981
Format 7"
Recorded 1981
Genre Rock, blues rock
Length 4:01
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Billy Gibbons
Dusty Hill
Frank Beard
Producer Bill Ham
ZZ Top singles chronology
"Leila"
(1981)
"Pearl Necklace"
(1981)
"Tube Snake Boogie"
(1981)

"Pearl Necklace" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1981 album El Loco. The song went to #28 on the Mainstream Rock charts in 1981.

"Pearl Necklace" was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning.

Contents

Song information

The song centers on a sexual act called a "pearl necklace," as stated in the lyrics "And that's not jewelry she's talkin' about" and "she was gettin' bombed and I was gettin' blown away."

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 28

Personnel

References