ZZ Top ?? Rio Grande Mud ?? 1972 London Records Vinyl LP
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Rio Grande Mud Studio album by ZZ Top Released April 4, 1972 Recorded 1971–1972 at Robin Hood Studios, Tyler, Texas Genre Texas blues, hard rock, blues rock, boogie rock, southern rock Length 38:55 Label London Producer Bill Ham ZZ Top chronology ZZ Top's First Album
(1971) Rio Grande Mud
(1972) Tres Hombres
(1973) Singles from Rio Grande Mud
- "Francine"
Released: 1972
Rio Grande Mud is the second studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was released in 1972 by London label. The album title was inspired by the Rio Grande, the river that forms the border between Mexico and Texas.
Background
ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons said of the album:
It was the first record that brought us into step with the writing experience. We started documenting events as they happened to us on the road; all of these elements went into the songwriting notebook. As we went along, we were keeping track of skeleton ideas as they popped up. The craft was certainly developing.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Christgau's Record Guide C Rolling Stone Mixed The Rolling Stone Album Guide The Daily Vault A-AllMusic retrospectively gave the album 3.5 stars, stating: "With their second album, Rio Grande Mud, ZZ Top uses the sound they sketched out on their debut as a blueprint, yet they tweak it in slight but important ways."
The album peaked at number 104 on the Billboard 200 in June 1972.
Singles
The only single released from the album was "Francine" (b/w "Down Brownie") which peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another 45 version was released with "Francine" appearing on both sides (side one with English vocals and side two with Spanish vocals). Various official ZZ Top releases throughout the years, beginning in 1972, have used the alternative spelling "Francene", especially on the various 45 releases both within and outside the United States.
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Francine" Billy Gibbons, Steve Perron, Kenny Cordray 3:33 2. "Just Got Paid" Gibbons, Bill Ham 4:49 3. "Mushmouth Shoutin'" Gibbons, Ham 3:41 4. "Ko Ko Blue" Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard 4:56 5. "Chevrolet" Gibbons 3:47 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Apologies to Pearly (instrumental)" Gibbons, Hill, Beard, Ham 2:39 2. "Bar-B-Q" Gibbons, Ham 3:34 3. "Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell" Gibbons 7:39 4. "Whiskey'n Mama" Gibbons, Hill, Beard, Ham 3:20 5. "Down Brownie" Gibbons 2:53 Total length: 38:55price rating
