Rio Grande Mud

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Rio Grande Mud
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	April 4, 1972
Recorded	Robin Hood Studios- Tyler, Texas
Genre	Blues-rock, hard rock
Length	40:51
Label	London
Producer	Bill Ham
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C) link Rolling Stone link
ZZ Top chronology
ZZ Top's First Album (1971) Rio Grande Mud (1972) Tres Hombres (1973)

Rio Grande Mud is the second album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

The Rio Grande, from where the album name derives, is the river that forms the border of Mexico and Texas. In Spanish its name means "Big River".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 ZZ Top 2.2 Additional personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 4.1 Album 4.2 Singles

[edit] Track listing

All lead vocals by Billy Gibbons, except where noted.

1. "Francine" (Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve Perron) – 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
6. "Apologies to Pearly" (Gibbons, Hill, Beard, Ham) – 2:39
   • Instrumental
7. "Bar-B-Q" (Gibbons, Ham) – 3:34
8. "Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell" (Gibbons) – 6:49
9. "Whiskey'n Mama" (Gibbons, Hill, Beard, Ham) – 3:20
10. "Down Brownie" (Gibbons) – 2:53

[edit] Personnel

[edit] ZZ Top

• Frank Beard – drums
• Billy Gibbons – guitar, harmonica, lead vocals, slide guitar
• Dusty Hill – bass, backing vocals on "Francine" and "Chevrolet"

[edit] Additional personnel

• Pete Tickle – acoustic guitar (on "Mushmouth Shoutin'")

[edit] Production

• Bill Ham – production
• Robin Brian – engineering

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	104

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Francine"	Pop Singles	69

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