El Loco

"See El Loco (disambiguation) for other uses of the phrase."Infobox Album |
Name = El Loco
Type = Album
Artist = ZZ Top


Released = October 1, 1981
Recorded = 1981
Genre = Blues-rock, hard rock, rock
Length = 36:53
Label = Warner Bros.
Producer = Bill Ham
Engineer = Terry Manning
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zr2ibk096akc~T1 link]
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=zz+top link]
Last album = "Degüello"
(1979)
This album = "El Loco"
(1981)
Next album = "Eliminator"
(1983)

"El Loco" is the seventh studio album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The title means "The Crazy One" in Spanish. Guitarist/singer Billy Gibbons has stated that the recordings of this album was the first time the three members of the band were isolated from one another in the studio, rather than recording simultaneously in the same room.

Track listing

All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard.
#"Tube Snake Boogie" – 3:03
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"I Wanna Drive You Home" – 4:44
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Ten Foot Pole" – 4:19
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Leila" – 3:13
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Don't Tease Me" – 4:20
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill"
#"It's So Hard" – 5:12
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Pearl Necklace" – 4:02
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Groovy Little Hippie Pad" – 2:40
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Heaven, Hell or Houston" – 2:32
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Party on the Patio" – 2:49
#*"Lead vocals: Dusty Hill"

Personnel

*Frank Beard – drums
*Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals
*Dusty Hill – bass, Vocals

Production

*Producer – Bill Ham
*Engineer – Terry Manning
*Mastering – Bob Ludwig
*Design – Bob Alford
*Photography – Bob Alford

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)