Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top

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Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 8, 2004
Recorded19701992
Length153:54
Label Rhino
Producer Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Chrome, Smoke & BBQ
(2003)
Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top
(2004)
Live from Texas
(2008)
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Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top is a greatest hits album by the rock band ZZ Top. It was released in 2004 on Rhino Entertainment. The title is a portmanteau of "texan" and "mexicano", meaning "Tex-mex Ranch".[ citation needed ] The 2-CD compilation is essentially a pared-down version of the 4-CD box set Chrome, Smoke & BBQ , released the previous year. All songs are original mixes that have been digitally remastered.

Contents

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."Brown Sugar"Gibbons ZZ Top's First Album (1971)5:22
2."Goin' Down to Mexico"Gibbons, Hill, Bill Ham ZZ Top's First Album3:22
3."Just Got Back from Baby's"Gibbons, HamZZ Top's First Album4:10
4."Francine"Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve Perron Rio Grande Mud (1972)3:34
5."Just Got Paid"Gibbons, HamRio Grande Mud4:28
6."Bar-B-Q"Gibbons, HamRio Grande Mud3:28
7."La Grange"  Tres Hombres (1973)3:53
8."Waitin' for the Bus"Gibbons, HillTres Hombres2:53
9."Jesus Just Left Chicago" Tres Hombres3:30
10."Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" Tres Hombres3:25
11."Mexican Blackbird"  Fandango! (1975)3:06
12."Tush" Fandango!2:18
13."Thunderbird" (live) Fandango!3:04
14."Blue Jean Blues" Fandango!4:45
15."Heard It on the X" Fandango!2:26
16."It's Only Love"  Tejas (1976)4:23
17."Arrested for Driving While Blind" Tejas3:06
18."I Thank You" Isaac Hayes, David Porter Degüello (1979)3:26
19."Cheap Sunglasses" Degüello4:48
20."I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" Degüello4:49
21."A Fool for Your Stockings" Degüello4:15
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Tube Snake Boogie"  El Loco (1981)3:02
2."Pearl Necklace" El Loco4:06
3."Gimme All Your Lovin'"  Eliminator (1983)4:00
4."Sharp Dressed Man" Eliminator4:01
5."Legs" (single mix) Eliminator3:36
6."Got Me Under Pressure" Eliminator4:01
7."Sleeping Bag"  Afterburner (1985)4:04
8."Stages" Afterburner3:34
9."Rough Boy" Afterburner4:52
10."Velcro Fly" Afterburner3:31
11."Woke Up with Wood" Afterburner3:47
12."Doubleback"  Recycler (1990)3:58
13."My Head's in Mississippi" Recycler4:20
14."Viva Las Vegas" Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman Greatest Hits (1992)4:46
15."Cheap Sunglasses" (live) "Cheap Sunglasses" single (1979)5:14
16."Legs" (dance mix) "Legs" single (1984)7:57
17."Velcro Fly" (12" remix) "Velcro Fly" single (1986)6:38

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
2004The Billboard 200 [3] 77
201230

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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