ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
GenreRock
Length45:37
LabelRCA
ProducerBilly Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, Howard Benson

ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends is the fourth tribute album to honor American blues-rock band ZZ Top. It includes performances from Daughtry, Nickelback, Wolfmother, Filter and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith among others.

Background information

The album includes 11 cover tracks such as "Gimme All Your Lovin'," "Legs," a combination of two songs "Waitin' for the Bus"/"Jesus Just Left Chicago" and "La Grange."

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
American Songwriter[2]
Classic Rock RevisitedB[3]
HitFix(mixed)[4]
Loudwire[5]
The Oklahoman(mixed)[6]

Upon release, ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends debuted at number 121 on the Billboard 200, and number 8 on the Top Hard Rock Albums, selling 4,000 copies.[7][8] The album also debuted at number 151 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Sharp Dressed Man"The M.O.B. (Steven Tyler, Mick Fleetwood,[10] John McVie, Jonny Lang, Brett Tuggle)4:03
2."Gimme All Your Lovin'"Filter3:10
3."Tush"Grace Potter and the Nocturnals2:49
4."Legs"Nickelback3:15
5."Cheap Sunglasses"Wolfmother4:14
6."Got Me Under Pressure"Loaded3:48
7."Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers"Coheed and Cambria3:13
8."Just Got Paid"Mastodon (Billy Gibbons, guitar [11])3:35
9."Rough Boy"Wyclef Jean3:05
10."Waitin' for the Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago"Daughtry6:31
11."La Grange"Jamey Johnson (Billy Gibbons, vocals and guitar [12])8:04

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends Review". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. ↑ Gil de Rubio, Dave (October 18, 2011). "Various Artists: ZZ Top — A Tribute from Friends". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. ↑ Wright, Jeb. "ZZ Top – A Tribute From Friends". Classic Rock Revisited. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. ↑ Newman, Melinda (October 17, 2011). "Album Review: Daughtry, Mastodon, Nickelback, Grace Potter and Steven Tyler salute ZZ Top". HitFix. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  5. ↑ Conaway, Alanna. "ZZ Top, 'A Tribute From Friends' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  6. ↑ Triplett, Gene (October 28, 2011). "CD review: Various artists, 'ZZ Top: A Tribute From Friends'". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  7. ↑ Mansfield, Brian (October 19, 2011). "Lauren Alaina's 69,000 sales mean a top-five debut". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  8. ↑ "ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends Charts". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  9. ↑ "Nielsen SoundScan Charts". Canadian Online Explorer. Sun Media. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  10. ↑ "CRR Interview - Sharp Dressed Men: Mick Fleetwood on the New Zz Top Tribute Album".
  11. ↑ "ZZ Top - A Tribute from Friends (2011, CD)". Discogs.
  12. ↑ "Billy Gibbons talks about the new ZZ Top tribute album | Jamey Johnson - la Grange | MusicRadar.com". Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
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