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Encyclopedia > Eliminator
Eliminator
Album cover
Album by ZZ Top
Released March 23, 1983
Recorded 1982
Genre Blues-Rock
Length 45 min 00 sec
Record label Warner Brothers
Producer Bill Ham
Professional reviews
AMG 4.5/5 link
ZZ Top Chronology
El Loco
(1981)
Eliminator
(1983)
Afterburner
(1985)

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Contents


Track listing

all songs by Beard, Gibbons and Hill

  1. "Gimme All Your Lovin'" - 3:59
  2. "Got Me Under Pressure" - 3:59
  3. "Sharp Dressed Man" - 4:13
  4. "I Need You Tonight" - 6:14
  5. "I Got the Six" - 2:52
  6. "Legs" - 4:35
  7. "Thug" - 4:17
  8. "TV Dinners" - 3:50
  9. "Dirty Dog" - 4:05
  10. "If I Could Only Flag Her Down" - 3:40
  11. "Bad Girl" - 3:16

Personnel

This article is about Frank Beard the drummer with the group ZZ Top, for Frank Beard the golfer click here. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Billy Gibbons (born March 4, 1950) (the Reverend Willie G) is best known as the guitarist for that Little Ol Band from Texas, ZZ Top. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Dusty Hill (born May 19, 1945) in Dallas, Texas, is bassist and vocalist with Southern Rock group ZZ Top. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass redirects here. ...

Production

  • Producer: Bill Ham
  • Engineer: Bob Ludwig, Terry Manning
  • Art direction: Bob Alford

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America) An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...

Year Chart Position
1983 The Billboard 200 9

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Gimme All Your Lovin" Mainstream Rock 2
1983 "Gimme All Your Lovin" The Billboard Hot 100 37
1983 "Got Me Under Pressure" Mainstream Rock 18
1983 "Sharp Dressed Man" Mainstream Rock 8
1983 "Sharp Dressed Man" The Billboard Hot 100 56
1983 "TV Dinners" Mainstream Rock 38
1984 "Legs" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 13
1984 "Legs" The Billboard Hot 100 8

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