Chrome, Smoke & BBQ

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Chrome, Smoke & BBQ
Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (cover art) Front.jpg
Box set by
ZZ Top
ReleasedOctober 14, 2003
Recorded1967–1992
GenreBlues rock, hard rock, rock
Length5:12:20
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Mescalero
(2003) 		Chrome, Smoke & BBQ
(2003) 		Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top
(2004)
Alternative cover
Limited Edition box set
Limited Edition box set
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[3]

Chrome, Smoke & BBQ is a 4-CD box set by American blues rock band ZZ Top. Released in 2003, it is a compilation album of material from the band's tenures with London Records and Warner Bros. Records, recorded from 1967 to 1992. An abbreviated 2-CD version of this compilation, Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (2004), was released the following year.

Original mixes[]

At the time of its release in 2003, Chrome, Smoke & BBQ was noteworthy because it was the only CD release, aside from the greatest hits album The Best of ZZ Top (1977), which used the original mixes of tracks from the band's first five studio albums. ZZ Top's first five studio albums are ZZ Top's First Album (1971), Rio Grande Mud (1972), Tres Hombres (1973), Fandango! (1975) and Tejas (1976). Earlier CD releases for each of these five albums used remixed versions from 1987. These remixed versions displeased many fans because they significantly changed the sound from the original albums.[4]

The Best of ZZ Top (1977) greatest hits album was first released on CD in 1984, and uses the original track mixes. It includes one track from ZZ Top's First Album, two from Rio Grande Mud, four from Tres Hombres and three from Fandango!. Tres Hombres and Fandango! were reissued on CD in 2006, remastered using the original mixes; each also includes live bonus tracks.

In 2013 Warner Bros. Records released the CD box set The Complete Studio Albums 1970–1990, which includes the first ten ZZ Top studio albums, all with the original mixes.[4][5] The timeframe of that ten album box set corresponds basically with the timeframe of this box set; i.e., the London Records and Warner Bros. Records recording years.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."You Make Me Shake" (by Moving Sidewalks)GibbonsFlash (1969)3:02
2."Joe Blues" (by Moving Sidewalks)Gibbons, Dan Mitchell, Tom Moore, Don SummersFlash7:36
3."Crimson Witch" (by Moving Sidewalks)GibbonsFlash3:03
4."Miller's Farm"GibbonsB-side of "Salt Lick" single (1970)2:36
5."Salt Lick"GibbonsNon-album single (1970)2:46
6."Brown Sugar"GibbonsZZ Top's First Album (1971)5:22
7."Goin' Down to Mexico"Gibbons, Hill, Bill HamZZ Top's First Album3:22
8."Just Got Back from Baby's"Gibbons, HamZZ Top's First Album4:10
9."Francine"Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve PerronRio Grande Mud (1972)3:34
10."Just Got Paid"Gibbons, HamRio Grande Mud4:28
11."Ko Ko Blue" Rio Grande Mud4:32
12."Chevrolet"GibbonsRio Grande Mud3:21
13."Bar-B-Q"Gibbons, HamRio Grande Mud3:28
14."Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell"GibbonsRio Grande Mud7:20
15."Whiskey 'n' Mama"Gibbons, Hill, Beard, HamRio Grande Mud3:22
16."La Grange" Tres Hombres (1973)3:53
17."Waitin' for the Bus"Gibbons, HillTres Hombres2:53
18."Jesus Just Left Chicago" Tres Hombres3:30
19."Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" Tres Hombres3:25
20."Master of Sparks"GibbonsTres Hombres3:30
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Precious and Grace" Tres Hombres3:11
2."Shiek"Gibbons, HillTres Hombres4:06
3."Thunderbird" (live) Fandango! (1975)3:04
4."Jailhouse Rock" (live)Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerFandango!1:55
5."Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings" Fandango!2:45
6."Heard It on the X" Fandango!2:26
7."Blue Jean Blues" Fandango!4:45
8."Mexican Blackbird" Fandango!3:06
9."Tush" Fandango!2:18
10."It's Only Love" Tejas (1976)4:23
11."Arrested for Driving While Blind" Tejas3:06
12."El Diablo" Tejas4:22
13."Enjoy and Get It On" Tejas3:25
14."She's a Heartbreaker" Tejas3:03
15."Asleep in the Desert"GibbonsTejas3:29
16."I Thank You"Isaac Hayes, David PorterDegüello (1979)3:26
17."Cheap Sunglasses" Degüello4:48
18."I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" Degüello4:49
19."A Fool for Your Stockings" Degüello4:15
20."Degüello album radio spot"  1:02
21."Manic Mechanic" Degüello2:38
22."She Loves My Automobile" Degüello2:24
23."Leila" El Loco (1981)3:16
24."Tube Snake Boogie" El Loco3:02
Disc three
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."I Wanna Drive You Home"El Loco4:48
2."It's So Hard"El Loco5:11
3."Pearl Necklace"El Loco4:06
4."Heaven, Hell or Houston"El Loco2:33
5."Gimme All Your Lovin'"Eliminator (1983)4:00
6."Got Me Under Pressure"Eliminator4:01
7."TV Dinners"Eliminator3:51
8."Sharp Dressed Man"Eliminator4:14
9."Legs" (single mix)Eliminator3:36
10."I Got the Six"Eliminator2:53
11."Dirty Dog"Eliminator4:03
12."If I Could Only Flag Her Down"Eliminator3:42
13."Sleeping Bag"Afterburner (1985)4:04
14."Stages"Afterburner3:34
15."Woke Up with Wood"Afterburner3:47
16."Rough Boy"Afterburner4:52
17."Can't Stop Rockin'"Afterburner3:05
18."Planet of Women"Afterburner4:09
19."Velcro Fly"Afterburner3:31
20."Delirious"Afterburner3:40
Disc four
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Concrete and Steel" Recycler (1990)3:50
2."Lovething" Recycler3:26
3."Penthouse Eyes" Recycler3:50
4."My Head's in Mississippi" Recycler4:20
5."Give It Up" Recycler3:32
6."Doubleback" Recycler & Back to the Future Part III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1990)3:58
7."2000 Blues" Recycler4:42
8."Reverberation (Doubt)"Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall, Stacy SutherlandWhere the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson (1990)3:03
9."Viva Las Vegas"Doc Pomus, Mort ShumanGreatest Hits (1992)4:46
10."Gun Love" Greatest Hits3:42
11."Francine" (Spanish version)Gibbons, Cordray, Perron"Francine" single (1972)2:56
12."Cheap Sunglasses" (live) "Cheap Sunglasses" single (1979)5:14
13."Legs" (dance mix) "Legs" single (1984)7:57
14."Viva Las Vegas" (12" remix)Pomus, Shuman"Viva La Vegas" single (1992)8:39
15."Give It Up" (2,800 Mile remix) "Give It Up" single (1990)6:25
16."Velcro Fly" (12" remix) "Velcro Fly" single (1986)6:38

Personnel[]

ZZ Top[]

Production and engineering[]

  • Steve Ames – Producer
  • James Austin – Liner Notes, Compilation Producer
  • Robin Brian – Engineer
  • Neal Ceppos – Mixing
  • Bert Frilot – Engineer
  • Bill Ham – Producer, Executive Producer
  • Joe Hardy – Engineer
  • Doyle E. Jones – Engineer
  • Terry Kane – Engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – Engineer
  • Terry Manning – Engineer
  • Larry Nix – Engineer
  • Jim Reeves – Engineer

Photography[]

  • Bob Alford – Photography
  • Hugh Brown – Photography
  • George Craig – Photography
  • George DuBose – Photography
  • Ross Halfin – Photography
  • Mika Hashimoto – Photography
  • Lee – Photography
  • Dee Lippingwell – Photography
  • Tony Mottram – Photography
  • Bill Reitzel – Photography
  • Bill Straus – Photography
  • Jodi Summers – Photography
  • Charlyn Zlotnik – Photography

Other[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "ZZ Top". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 907-8. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Gallucci, Michael. "New ZZ Top Box Will Include Original Mixes of First 10 Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Townsquare Media, Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ Bosso, Joe. "Billy Gibbons talks ZZ Top: The Complete Studio Albums (1970-1990)". MusicRadar. Future plc. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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