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Album · 1972

Rio Grande Mud

by ZZ Top

Rio Grande Mud is a 1972 blues rock album by ZZ Top. It runs 10 tracks across 41 minutes on Warner Bros. Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.0/5 from 2 ratings.

Blues Rock · Classic Rock · Hard Rock

Best albums of 1972

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3.0 /5
2 ratings
10
Tracks
41 min
Runtime
110 bpm
Tempo
A major
Key

Ratings

2 ratings · avg 3.0

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Tracklist

10 tracks · 41 min

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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Rio Grande Mud is Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell — rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener.

  1. 1Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell5.01 rating
  2. 2Down Brownie5.01 rating
  3. 3Mushmouth Shoutin'4.51 rating
  4. 4Ko Ko Blue4.51 rating
  5. 5Bar-B-Q4.51 rating

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About

Rio Grande Mud is the second album by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was released in 1972. The album title was inspired by the Rio Grande, the river that forms the border between Mexico and Texas and means "big river" in Spanish. In 1987, the album was remixed for CD release. The full album is currently unavailable on CD in its original mix. "Francine" and "Just Got Paid" are available in their original versions on the CD release of The Best of ZZ Top. All tracks except "Mushmouth Shoutin'," "Apologies to Pearly" and "Down Brownie" are available in their original mix on 2003's Chrome, Smoke & BBQ boxset. On January 11, 2011, Rhino released a remastered version from the original 1972 mix on vinyl only. This album was put up for download on Amazon.com's MP3 store and iTunes as a digital download in 2012, and features the original mixes of the tracks that are on Chrome, Smoke & BBQ, and the 1987 remixes of the tracks that are not from that boxset.

In brief

Is Rio Grande Mud good?
Riffiter listeners rate Rio Grande Mud 3.0/5 from 2 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Rio Grande Mud?
Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell, rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
When was Rio Grande Mud released?
Rio Grande Mud was released in 1972 on Warner Bros. Records.
How many tracks are on Rio Grande Mud?
Rio Grande Mud has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 41 minutes.
What genre is Rio Grande Mud?
Rio Grande Mud is catalogued under Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock.
What BPM is Rio Grande Mud?
Rio Grande Mud runs at a median tempo of 110 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Rio Grande Mud?
Listeners of Rio Grande Mud also rate Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin, Back in Black by AC/DC.
Who produced Rio Grande Mud?
Bill Ham produced all 10 tracks on Rio Grande Mud.

Credits

Produced by
Engineered by
Robin Hood Brians
Played by
Billy GibbonsDusty HillFrank BeardPete Tickle
Vocals by
Billy GibbonsDusty Hill

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