This article is about the album. For other uses, see Fandango (disambiguation)
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| Compilation album by ZZ Top | |||||
| Released | April 18, 1975 | ||||
| Recorded | December 30, 1974 - March 23, 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock, Blues-rock | ||||
| Length | 32:00 | ||||
| Label | London Records | ||||
| Producer | Bill Ham | ||||
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All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except where noted. William Frederick (Billy Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) Nicknamed the Reverend Willie G, is best known as the Guitarist for Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (born May 19, 1949) is the bassist and vocalist with Texas Boogie-Blues-Rock group ZZ Top. This article is about the Drummer with the group ZZ Top. For the golfer, see Frank Beard.
Tracks 1-3 (side A of the original LP) were recorded live at The Warehouse, New Orleans, "captured as it came down-hot, spontaneous and presented to you honestly, without the assistance of studio gimmicks". " Tush " was the only single from ZZ Top 's fourth album Fandango!. Tracks 4-9 (side B) were new studio recordings. Tracks 10-12, recorded live, are bonus to CD.
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Pop Albums | 10 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Tush" | Pop Singles | 20 |