Rancho Texicano

Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top
Greatest hits album by ZZ Top
Released	June 8, 2004
Recorded	1970–1992
Genre	Blues-rock, hard rock, rock
Length	2:33:54
Label	Rhino
Producer	Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (2003) Rancho Texicano (2004) Live from Texas (2008)

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Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top is a best of album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). The title is a portmanteau of "texan" and "mexicano", meaning "Tex-mex Ranch". The compilation is essentially a pared-down version of the box set Chrome, Smoke & BBQ, released the previous year. All songs are original mixes that have been digitally remastered.

Track listing

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

Disc one

1. "Brown Sugar" (Gibbons) – 5:22
2. "Goin' Down to Mexico" (Gibbons, Hill, Bill Ham) – 3:22
3. "Just Got Back from Baby's" (Gibbons, Ham) – 4:10
4. "Francine" (Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve Perron) – 3:34
5. "Just Got Paid" (Gibbons, Ham) – 4:28
6. "Bar-B-Q" (Gibbons, Ham) – 3:27
7. "La Grange" – 3:53
8. "Waitin' for the Bus" (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:53
9. "Jesus Just Left Chicago" – 3:30
10. "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" – 3:24
11. "Mexican Blackbird" – 3:06
12. "Tush" – 2:17
13. "Thunderbird" – 3:06
14. "Blue Jean Blues" – 4:44
15. "Heard It on the X" – 2:25
16. "It's Only Love" – 4:23
17. "Arrested for Driving While Blind" – 3:07
18. "I Thank You" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:26
19. "Cheap Sunglasses" – 4:48
20. "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" – 4:49
21. "A Fool for Your Stockings" – 4:14

Disc two

1. "Tube Snake Boogie" – 3:03
2. "Pearl Necklace" – 4:06
3. "Gimme All Your Lovin'" – 4:00
4. "Sharp Dressed Man" – 4:14
5. "Legs" – 3:36
6. "Got Me Under Pressure" – 3:59
7. "Sleeping Bag" – 4:04
8. "Stages" – 3:32
9. "Rough Boy" – 4:51
10. "Velcro Fly" – 3:30
11. "Woke Up with Wood" – 3:46
12. "Doubleback" – 3:57
13. "My Head's in Mississippi" – 4:20
14. "Viva Las Vegas" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 4:45
15. "Cheap Sunglasses" [live] – 5:14
16. "Legs" [Dance Mix] – 7:51
17. "Velcro Fly" [12" Remix] – 6:38

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons - guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill - bass, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Goin' Down to Mexico", "Tush", and "Viva Las Vegas", co-lead vocals on "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers", "Heard It on the X", and "It's Only Love"
• Frank Beard - drums, percussion

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

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