Tres Hombres

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Tres Hombres
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	July 26, 1973
Recorded	Brian Studios, Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Blues-rock, hard rock
Length	33:32
Label	London
Producer	Bill Ham
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ZZ Top chronology
Rio Grande Mud (1972) Tres Hombres (1973) Fandango! (1975)

Tres Hombres is the third album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). It proved to be the group's commercial breakthrough attracting a larger fanbase. The album hit the top ten while the single "La Grange" hit 41 on the singles chart. It is here where ZZ Top hones its mix of hard rock, boogie and blues.

The name means "Three Men" in Spanish, referring to the three members of the band.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 498 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

During the height of ZZ Tops' success in the early 1980s a remixed version of the recording replaced the original 1973 mix. The remix version was used on all early CD copies and was the only version available for over 20 years. A remastered and expanded edition of the album was released on February 28, 2006, which contains three bonus live tracks. The 2006 edition is the first CD version to use the original 1973 mix.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Waitin' for the Bus" (Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill) – 2:59
2. "Jesus Just Left Chicago" (Gibbons, Hill, Frank Beard) – 3:30
3. "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) – 3:23
4. "Master of Sparks" (Gibbons) – 3:33
5. "Hot, Blue and Righteous" (Gibbons) – 3:14

Side B

1. "Move Me on Down the Line" (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:32
2. "Precious and Grace" (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) – 3:09
3. "La Grange" (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) – 3:52
4. "Shiek" (Gibbons, Hill) – 4:05
5. "Have You Heard?" (Gibbons, Hill) – 3:15

2006 remastered version bonus tracks

11. "Waitin' for the Bus" (live) (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:42
12. "Jesus Just Left Chicago" (live) (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) – 4:03
13. "La Grange" (live) (Gibbons, Hill, Beard) – 4:44

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers"
• Frank Beard – drums, percussion
• Bill Ham – production
• Terry Manning, Robin Brians - engineering
• Bill Narum - album cover
• Galen Scott - photography

Charts

Album

Singles