- Fandango!
"This article is about the album. For other uses, see
Fandango (disambiguation) "Infobox Album |
Name = Fandango!
Type = Studio
Artist =ZZ Top
Released =April 18 1975
Recorded =December 30 1974 –March 23 1975
Genre =Hard rock ,blues-rock
Length = 32:00
Label = London
Producer =Bill Ham
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dx6ftr39kl6x link]
* "Rolling Stone " (Not Rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/zztop/albums/album/198546/review/5941643/fandango link]
Last album = "Tres Hombres "
(1973)
This album = "Fandango!"
(1975)
Next album = "Tejas"
(1977)"Fandango!" is the fourth
album by Americanblues-rock bandZZ Top , released in 1975 (see1975 in music ). Half the cuts are selections from live shows, the other half are new songs from the studio. A remastered and expanded edition of this album was released onFebruary 28 ,2006 .Fandango , from which the album gets its name, is a type of dance similar toflamenco .Track listing
All songs by
Billy Gibbons ,Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except where noted.ide A
#"Thunderbird" (live) – 2:49
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Jailhouse Rock " (Jerry Leiber ,Mike Stoller ) (live) – 1:57
#*"Lead vocals: Dusty Hill"
#"Backdoor Medley" (live) – 9:25
#*"Backdoor Love Affair" (Billy Gibbons/Bill Ham) – 1:10
#*"Mellow Down Easy" (Willie Dixon ) – 3:39
#*"Backdoor Love Affair No. 2" (Gibbons) – 2:05
#*"Long Distance Boogie" – 2:32
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill"ide B
#"Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings" – 2:42
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Blue Jean Blues" – 4:43
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Balinese" – 2:39
#*"Lead vocals: Dusty Hill"
#"Mexican Blackbird" – 3:07
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons"
#"Heard it on the X" – 2:24
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill"
#"Tush" – 2:15
#*"Lead vocals: Dusty Hill"2006 Remastered Version Bonus Tracks
#
- ""Heard it on the X" (Live)
#*"Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill"
#"Jailhouse Rock" (Live) (Leiber, Stoller)
#*"Lead vocals: Dusty Hill"
#"Tush" (Live)
#*"Lead vocals: Dusty Hill"Tracks 1-3 (side A of the original LP) were recorded live at The Warehouse, New Orleans, "captured as it came down-hot, spontaneous and presented to youhonestly, without the assistance of studio gimmicks". Tracks 4-9 (side B) were new studio recordings. Tracks 10-12, recorded live, are bonus to CD.Personnel
*Frank Beard – drums
*Billy Gibbons –guitar ,lead vocals
*Dusty Hill – bass, vocalsProduction
*Producer – Bill Ham
*Engineers – Robin Brian, Terry Kane, Bob Ludwig, Terry Manning, Jim Reeves
*Album concept – Bill Ham
*Design – Bill Narum
*Photography – John DekalbCharts
Album – Billboard (North America)
Singles – Billboard (North America)
References
- ""Heard it on the X" (Live)
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