Leila (song)

Not to be confused with Layla.
"Leila"
Single by ZZ Top
from the album El Loco
B-side"Don't Tease Me"
Released1981
Recorded1981
Length3:13
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
Producer(s)Bill Ham
ZZ Top singles chronology
"Cheap Sunglasses"
(1980) 		"Leila"
(1981) 		"Tube Snake Boogie"
(1981)

"Leila" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top, from their 1981 album El Loco.

The song is a ballad with country and western influences and features Mark Erlewine on steel guitar.[1]

Record World called it a "gorgeous ballad [that] highlights Billy Gibbons' Brian Wilson-ish falsetto vocal flights."[2]

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 77

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Photos: Behind the scenes with legendary guitar-maker Mark Erlewine". Austin 360. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 12, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  3. ^ "ZZ Top". Billboard.


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