Greatest Hits (ZZ Top album)

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1992. "Viva Las Vegas" and "Gun Love" were two new tracks. It was also released as a vinyl album, which omitted four tracks included on the CD version ("Cheap Sunglasses", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", "Pearl Necklace", and "Tube Snake Boogie").

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ZZ Top
ReleasedApril 14, 1992
Recorded1979–1990
Genre
Length72:43
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Recycler
(1990)		 Greatest Hits
(1992)		 Antenna
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(A-)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

All songs come from the albums Deguello (1979) through Recycler (1990) with the exceptions of "Tush", "La Grange", "Viva Las Vegas", and "Gun Love".

In total, 14 of the 18 songs on the Greatest Hits album were released after 1983.

Track listing

All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except otherwise indicated

No.TitleOriginal 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)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" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)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)Six Pack; originally from Tres Hombres (1973)3:52
17."Tube Snake Boogie"El Loco3:02
18."Legs" (Dance remix)Eliminator4:31

Personnel

Production
  • 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
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[4] 2
Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40 [5] 2
Germany GfK Entertainment charts [6] 4
New Zealand Recorded Music NZ[7] 2
Norway VG-lista [8] 7
Sweden Sverigetopplistan [9] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 5
United States (Billboard 200) 9

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11] Platinum 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[12] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Platinum 100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[14] Platinum 76,129[14]
France (SNEP)[15] Diamond 750,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]
video 		Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[19]
video 		Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "ZZ Top – Greatest Hits". AllMusic.
  2. "CG: zz top". Robert Christgau. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  3. 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.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. Austrian Charts - ZZ Top - Greatest Hits
  6. German Charts - ZZ Top - Greatest Hits
  7. New Zealand Charts - ZZ Top - Greatest Hits
  8. Norwegian Charts - ZZ Top - Greatest Hits
  9. Swedish Charts - ZZ Top - Greatest Hits
  10. "ZZ Top | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  11. "Austrian album certifications – ZZ Top – Greatest Hits" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  13. "Canadian album certifications – ZZ Top – Greatest Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  14. "ZZ Top" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  15. "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved December 9, 2019. (select "ZZ Top" from drop-down list)
  16. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (ZZ Top; 'Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  17. "British video certifications – ZZ Top – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 10, 2019. Select videos in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. "British album certifications – ZZ Top – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 10, 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  19. "American video certifications – ZZ Top – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 10, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH. 
  20. "American album certifications – ZZ Top – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 10, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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