The Best of ZZ Top

The Best of ZZ Top
Greatest hits album by ZZ Top
Released	November 26, 1977 [1]
Recorded	1970-1975
Genre	Boogie rock, southern rock, hard rock, blues rock, Texas blues
Length	34:21
Label	London
Producer	Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Tejas (1976) The Best of ZZ Top (1977) Degüello (1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	B[3]

The Best of ZZ Top (subtitled 10 Legendary Texas Tales) is a greatest hits album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1977.

Track listing

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

Side A

1. "Tush" – 2:14
   • Originally from Fandango! (1975)
2. "Waitin' for the Bus" (Gibbons, Hill) – 2:59
   • Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
3. "Jesus Just Left Chicago" – 3:29
   • Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
4. "Francine" (Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve Perron) – 3:33
   • Originally from Rio Grande Mud (1972)
5. "Just Got Paid" (Gibbons, Bill Ham) – 4:27
   • Originally from Rio Grande Mud (1972)

Side B

1. "La Grange" – 3:51
   • Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
2. "Blue Jean Blues" – 4:42
   • Originally from Fandango! (1975)
3. "Backdoor Love Affair" (Gibbons, Ham) – 3:20
   • Originally from ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
4. "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" – 3:23
   • Originally from Tres Hombres (1973)
5. "Heard it on the X" – 2:23
   • Originally from Fandango! (1975)

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Tush", co-lead vocals on "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" and "Heard It on the X"
• Frank Beard – drums, percussion

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	94
1983	The Billboard 200	182

References

1. Billboard Magazine November 26, 1977 Issue, Album review - page 94.
2. Allmusic review
3. Robert Christgau review