Greatest Hits (ZZ Top album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ZZ Top
ReleasedApril 14, 1992
Length
  • 72:43 (CD)
  • 51:27 (vinyl)
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Recycler
(1990) 		Greatest Hits
(1992) 		Antenna
(1994)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Viva Las Vegas"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(A-)[2]
NME7/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1992.

Overview

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Most of the songs come from albums released during 1979–1990, from Degüello through Recycler. Exceptions include remixes of "Tush" and "La Grange", and the non-album tracks "Viva Las Vegas" and "Gun Love". "Viva Las Vegas" was previously released as a single.

The vinyl version of the album omitted four tracks included on the CD version ("Cheap Sunglasses", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", "Pearl Necklace", and "Planet of Women") and some tracks on the vinyl version are also edited from the original running length.

A companion video album titled Greatest Hits: The Video Collection was also released.

Track listing

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CD

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Original 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" (Elvis Presley cover)
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
Total length:72:43

Vinyl

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Gimme All Your Lovin'" Eliminator3:27
2."Sharp Dressed Man" Eliminator3:03
3."Rough Boy" Afterburner4:50
4."Tush" (Six Pack remix) The Six Pack2:15
5."My Head's in Mississippi" Recycler4:19
6."Viva Las Vegas"
  • Pomus
  • Shuman
Previously unreleased4:47
7."Legs" (Dance remix) Eliminator4:31
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Doubleback"Recycler3:53
2."Gun Love"Previously unreleased3:43
3."Got Me Under Pressure"Eliminator4:00
4."Give It Up"Recycler3:32
5."Sleeping Bag"Afterburner4:02
6."La Grange" (Six Pack remix)The Six Pack3:52
7."Tube Snake Boogie"El Loco3:02
Total length:51:27

Personnel

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Production

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  • 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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[25] Platinum 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[26] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Platinum 100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[28] Platinum 76,129[28]
France (SNEP)[29] Diamond 750,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[30] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Platinum 300,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]
video 		Gold 25,000*
United States (RIAA)[34] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[35]
video 		Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  3. ^ Fyfe, Andy (2 May 1992). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 31.
  4. ^ 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.
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  29. ^ "French album certifications – ZZ Top – Greatest Hits" (in French). InfoDisc. Select ZZ TOP and click OK. 
  30. ^ "Dutch album certifications – ZZ Top – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved September 11, 2021. Enter Greatest Hits in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2005 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
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