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One Foot in the Blues

 
Album Review: One Foot in the Blues
 

  • Artist: ZZ Top
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: November 22, 1994
  • Total Time: 65:55
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Before they sweated their image down to beards, babes and hot rods, ZZ Top were a down 'n' dirty blues-rock trio with a bonafide hot guitar player in Billy Gibbons. On this 14-track offering, Warner goes back through the back ZZ catalog and cobbles together an interesting collection of the Texas trio's bluesier sides that originally appeared on their earliest albums. Highlights include "Brown Sugar," "A Fool for Your Stockings," "My Head's in Mississippi," "Apologies to Pearly" and Gibbons' storming stringwork on "Bar-B-Q." ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Brown Sugar Billy Gibbons ZZ Top (5:20)
Just Got Back from Baby's Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham ZZ Top (4:09)
A Fool for Your Stockings Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (4:16)
I Need You Tonight Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (6:15)
She Loves My Automobile Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (2:23)
Hi Fi Mama Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (2:24)
Hot, Blue and Righteous Billy Gibbons ZZ Top (3:17)
My Head's in Mississippi Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (4:20)
Lowdown in the Street Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (2:49)
If I Could Only Flag Her Down Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (3:39)
Apologies to Pearly Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (2:44)
Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell Billy Gibbons ZZ Top (6:47)
Bar-B-Q Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham ZZ Top (3:21)
Old Man Rube Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (3:32)
Certified Blues Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham ZZ Top (3:25)
2000 Blues Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (4:42)
Heaven, Hell or Houston Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill ZZ Top (2:32)

Credits

ZZ Top (Main Performer), Terry Manning (Engineer), Frank Beard (Percussion), Frank Beard (Drums (Snare)), Frank Beard (Liner Notes), Robin "Hood" Brians (Engineer), Bill Ham (Producer), Joe Hardy (Engineer), Dusty Hill (Bass), Dusty Hill (Vocals), Dusty Hill (Liner Notes), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Bill Bentley (Liner Notes), Robin Brian (Engineer), Jeri Heiden (Design)
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One Foot in the Blues
One Foot in the Blues cover
Compilation album by ZZ Top
Released November 22, 1994
Genre Blues-rock, hard rock
Length 65:55
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Bill Ham
Professional reviews
ZZ Top chronology
Antenna
(1994)
One Foot in the Blues
(1994)
Rhythmeen
(1996)

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.

Contents

Track listing

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

  1. "Brown Sugar" (Gibbons) – 5:20
  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
  4. "I Need You Tonight" – 6:15
  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
  8. "My Head's in Mississippi" – 4:20
  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
  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

Personnel

ZZ Top

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

AlbumBillboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1995 Top Blues Albums 10

 
 

 

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