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Fandango!
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	April 18, 1975
Recorded	December 30, 1974 - March 23, 1975
Genre	Rock & roll, boogie-rock[1]
Length	32:00
Label	London Records
Producer	Bill Ham
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (Not Rated) link
ZZ Top chronology
Tres Hombres (1973) Fandango! (1975) Tejas (1977)

Fandango! is the fourth album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). Half the cuts are selections from live shows, the other half are new songs from the studio. A remastered and expanded edition of this album was released on February 28, 2006.

Fandango, from which the album gets its name, is a type of dance similar to flamenco.

All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except where noted.

1. "Thunderbird" (live) – 2:49
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
2. "Jailhouse Rock" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) (live) – 1:57
   • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
3. "Backdoor Medley" (live) – 9:25
   • "Backdoor Love Affair" (Billy Gibbons/Bill Ham) – 1:10
   • "Mellow Down Easy" (Willie Dixon) – 3:39
   • "Backdoor Love Affair No. 2" (Gibbons) – 2:05
   • "Long Distance Boogie" – 2:32
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
4. "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings" – 2:42
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
5. "Blue Jean Blues" – 4:43
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
6. "Balinese" – 2:39
   • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
7. "Mexican Blackbird" – 3:07
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
8. "Heard it on the X" – 2:24
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
9. "Tush" – 2:15
   • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill

2006 Remastered Version Bonus Tracks

10. ""Heard it on the X" (Live)
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
11. "Jailhouse Rock" (Live) (Leiber, Stoller)
    • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
12. "Tush" (Live)
    • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill

Tracks 1-3 (side A of the original LP) were recorded live at The Warehouse, New Orleans, "captured as it came down-hot, spontaneous and presented to you honesty, without the assistance of studio gimmicks". Tracks 4-9 (side B) were new studio recordings. Tracks 10-12, recorded live, are bonus to CD.

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

• Producer – Bill Ham
• Engineers – Robin Brian, Terry Kane, Bob Ludwig, Terry Manning, Jim Reeves
• Album concept – Bill Ham
• Design – Bill Narum
• Photography – John Dekalb

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)

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