Mescalero (album)

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Mescalero
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	April 15, 2003
Genre	Hard rock, blues-rock
Length	75:08
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Billy Gibbons
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
ZZ Top chronology
XXX (1999) Mescalero (2003) Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (2003)

Mescalero is the fourteenth studio album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The title marks a return to the band's earlier Tejano-inflected albums such as Fandango!.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus track [Japan] 1.2 Ghost Track 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 Additional notes

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Billy Gibbons, except where noted

1. "Mescalero" – 3:50
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
2. "Two Ways to Play" – 4:15
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
3. "Alley-Gator" – 3:29
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
4. "Buck Nekkid" – 3:02
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
5. "Goin' So Good" – 5:35
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
6. "Me So Stupid" (Gibbons, Joe Hardy, Gary Moon) – 3:33
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
7. "Piece" – 4:19
   • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
8. "Punk Ass Boyfriend" – 3:05
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
9. "Stackin' Paper" (Gibbons, Hardy) – 2:58
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
10. "What Would You Do?" – 3:03
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
11. "What it Is Kid" (Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard) – 4:13
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
12. "Que Lastima" – 4:24
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
13. "Tramp" (Lowell Fulsom, Jimmy McCracklin) – 5:13
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
14. "Crunchy" – 3:13
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
15. "Dusted" – 3:55
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
16. "Liquor" – 3:23
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons

[edit] Bonus track [Japan]

17. "Sanctify" – 9:10
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons

[edit] Ghost Track

• "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) is included as a hidden track.

[edit] Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass, vocals
• Frank Beard – drums

[edit] Production

• Producer – Billy Gibbons
• Engineer – Joe Hardy
• Mixing – Joe Hardy
• Mastering – G.L. Moon
• A&R – Steve Ralbovsky
• Art conception – Ryk Maverick
• Design – Ryk Maverick
• Layout design – Ryk Maverick
• Photography – Mike Waring

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2003	The Billboard 200	57

[edit] Additional notes

Catalogue: (CD) RCA 51168

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