Francine (song)

"Francine"
Single by ZZ Top
from the album Rio Grande Mud
Released	1971
Format	7"
Recorded	Brian Studios Ardent Studios Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Rock music
Length	3:33
Label	London
Writer(s)	Billy Gibbons Steve Perron Ken Cordray[1]
Producer(s)	Bill Ham
ZZ Top singles chronology
"(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree" (1971) "Francine" (1972) "La Grange" (1973)

"Francine" is a song by the American rock group ZZ Top from their album Rio Grande Mud, released in 1971. "Francine" gave ZZ Top their first bona fide hit reaching #69 on the Billboards charts. It is the only single released from the Rio Grande Mud album. Dusty Hill also recorded a Spanish sung version as well, though Gibbons frequently handles the vocals on stage. Various official ZZ Top releases throughout the years, beginning in 1972, have used the alternative spelling "Francene", especially on the various 45 releases both within and outside the United States. The song was actually written by Steve Perron and Kenny Cordray. They were not given credit for many years.^[2]

Personnel

• Frank Beard – drums
• Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass guitar, backing vocals

References

1. BMI entry for song BMI, accessed June 25, 2013
2. Deborah Frost (1985). ZZ Top - Bad And Worldwide. New York: Rolling Stone Press. ISBN 0020029500.