Degüello

This article is about the ZZ Top album. For the bugle call, see El Degüello.

Degüello
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	November 1979[1]
Recorded	1979
Genre	Blues rock, southern rock, hard rock
Length	34:03
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
The Best of ZZ Top (1977) Degüello (1979) El Loco (1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	(A-) link

Degüello is the sixth studio album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). "Degüello" means "beheading" or, idiomatically, "no quarter" (as in "no surrender to be given or accepted--a fight to the death") in Spanish and was the title of a Moorish-origin bugle call used by the Mexican Army forces at the Battle of the Alamo, Texas, in 1836.

Degüello was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning.

Track listing

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

Side A

1. "I Thank You" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:23
2. "She Loves My Automobile" – 2:24
3. "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" – 4:46
4. "A Fool for Your Stockings" – 4:15
5. "Manic Mechanic" – 2:37

Side B

1. "Dust My Broom" (Robert Johnson) – 3:06
2. "Lowdown in the Street" – 2:49
3. "Hi Fi Mama" – 2:23
4. "Cheap Sunglasses" – 4:48
5. "Esther Be the One" – 3:31

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass, keyboards, vocals
• Frank Beard – drums, percussion

Production

• Producer – Bill Ham
• Engineer – Terry Manning

Charts

Album

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Pop Albums	24
1984	The Billboard 200	183

Singles

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"Cheap Sunglasses"	Pop Singles	89
1980	"I Thank You"	Pop Singles	34

References

1. ^ Edwards, Eyries and Callahan (2004). "WB Album Discography, Part 9". Both Sides Now Publications. http://www.bsnpubs.com/warner/warner/warner3300.html. Retrieved July 15, 2011.