Greatest Hits (ZZ Top album)

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ZZ Top: Greatest Hits
ZZ Top - ZZ Top's Greatest Hits.jpg
Greatest hits album by
ZZ Top
ReleasedApril 14, 1992
Recorded1979–1990
Genre
Length72:43 (CD) 51:27 (vinyl)
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Recycler
(1990) 		ZZ Top: Greatest Hits
(1992) 		Antenna
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau(A-)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[3]

ZZ Top: Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1992. "Viva Las Vegas" and "Gun Love" were two new tracks. It was also released as a vinyl album, which omitted four tracks included on the CD version ("Cheap Sunglasses", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", "Pearl Necklace", and "Planet of Women"). Some tracks on the vinyl version are also edited from the original running length.

All songs come from the albums Deguello (1979) through Recycler (1990) with the exceptions of "Tush", "La Grange", "Viva Las Vegas", and "Gun Love".

In total, 14 of the 18 songs on the Greatest Hits album were released after 1983.

Track listing[]

All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except otherwise indicated

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Gimme All Your Lovin'"Eliminator (1983)3:59
2."Sharp Dressed Man"Eliminator4:14
3."Rough Boy"Afterburner (1985)4:50
4."Tush" (Six Pack remix)The Six Pack (1987); originally from Fandango! (1975)2:15
5."My Head's in Mississippi"Recycler (1990)4:21
6."Pearl Necklace"El Loco (1981)4:01
7."I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide"Degüello (1979)4:46
8."Viva Las Vegas" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)Previously unreleased4:47
9."Doubleback"Recycler3:53
10."Gun Love"Previously unreleased3:43
11."Got Me Under Pressure"Eliminator4:00
12."Give It Up"Recycler3:32
13."Cheap Sunglasses"Degüello4:47
14."Sleeping Bag"Afterburner4:02
15."Planet of Women"Afterburner4:09
16."La Grange" (Six Pack remix)The Six Pack; originally from Tres Hombres (1973)3:52
17."Tube Snake Boogie"El Loco3:02
18."Legs" (Dance remix)Eliminator4:31

Track listing (vinyl)[]

All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except otherwise indicated

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Gimme All Your Lovin'"Eliminator (1983)3:27
2."Sharp Dressed Man"Eliminator3:03
3."Rough Boy"Afterburner (1985)3:50
4."Tush" (Six Pack remix)The Six Pack (1987); originally from Fandango! (1975)2:15
5."My Head's in Mississippi"Recycler (1990)4:19
6."Viva Las Vegas" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)Previously unreleased4:02
7."Legs"Eliminator4:31
8."Doubleback"Recycler3:55
9."Gun Love"Previously unreleased3:40
10."Got Me Under Pressure"Eliminator4:00
11."Give It Up"Recycler3:29
12."Sleeping Bag"Afterburner4:02
13."La Grange"Tres Hombres3:51
14."Tube Snake Boogie"El Loco3:03

Personnel[]

Production[]

  • Producer – Bill Ham
  • Engineer – Joe Hardy, Bob Ludwig, Terry Manning
  • Art Direction – Jeri Heiden
  • Design – Leslie Wintner
  • Photography – Glen Wexler
  • Liner Notes – Bob Merlis, Davin Seay

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[22] Platinum 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[23] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Platinum 100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[25] Platinum 76,129[25]
France (SNEP)[26] Diamond 750,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]
video 		Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[30]
video 		Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[31] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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  29. ^ "British album certifications – ZZ Top – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 10, 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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