One Foot in the Blues

One Foot in the Blues
Compilation album by
Released November 22, 1994
Genre Blues
Length 65:55
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Antenna
(1994)
One Foot in the Blues
(1994)
Rhythmeen
(1996)
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One Foot in the Blues is a compilation album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). The album contains a selection of the band's songs which fall into the blues genre. With the exception of the songs taken from the Degüello, El Loco, Eliminator and Recycler albums, the 1987 digital remixes were used.

Track listing

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

No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length
1. "Brown Sugar" Billy Gibbons ZZ Top's First Album (1971) 5:20
2. "Just Got Back from Baby's"
ZZ Top's First Album 4:09
3. "A Fool for Your Stockings"   Degüello (1979) 4:16
4. "I Need You Tonight"   Eliminator (1983) 6:15
5. "She Loves My Automobile"   Degüello 2:23
6. "Hi Fi Mama"   Degüello 2:24
7. "Hot, Blue and Righteous" Billy Gibbons Tres Hombres (1973) 3:17
8. "My Head's in Mississippi"   Recycler (1990) 4:20
9. "Lowdown in the Street"   Degüello 2:49
10. "If I Could Only Flag Her Down"   Eliminator 3:39
11. "Apologies to Pearly" (Instrumental)
  • Billy Gibbons
  • Dusty Hill
  • Frank Beard
  • Bill Ham
Rio Grande Mud (1972) 2:44
12. "Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell" Billy Gibbons Rio Grande Mud 6:47
13. "Bar-B-Q"
  • Billy Gibbons
  • Bill Ham
Rio Grande Mud 3:21
14. "Old Man"   ZZ Top's First Album (1971) 3:32
15. "Certified Blues"
  • Billy Gibbons
  • Frank Beard
  • Bill Ham
ZZ Top's First Album 3:25
16. "2000 Blues"   Recycler 4:42
17. "Heaven, Hell or Houston"   El Loco (1981) 2:32
Total length: 65:55

Personnel

ZZ Top

Production

  • Producer – Bill Ham
  • Engineers – Robin Brian, Joe Hardy, Terry Manning
  • Mastering – Bob Ludwig
  • Design – Jeri Heiden
  • Liner notes – Bill Bentley, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Blues Albums (Billboard) 10