Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top

Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedApril 30, 2002
GenreCountry
Length1:06:44
LabelRCA
ProducerPete Anderson, Ray Benson, Kix Brooks, Tracy Byrd, Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney, Greg Droman, Ronnie Dunn, Ben Fowler, Joe Funderburk, Byron Gallimore, Andy Griggs, Dann Huff, Tom Keifer, Anthony Martin, Frank Rogers, Joe Scaife, Keith Stegall, Billy Joe Walker Jr., Brad Warren, Hank Williams III, Hank Williams Jr., Norro Wilson
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top is a tribute album released in 2002 featuring various country music artists performing classic ZZ Top songs.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that the album was "crackling with energy and with just enough vivid reinterpretations to make it enjoyable for fans of either the artists involved or ZZ Top."[1]

Brian Baker of Country Standard Time writes, "A little more grit and the compilers would have had a rocking ZZ Top tribute. Of course, a little more honky tonk and hillbilly (like Alan Jackson throws down at the break in "Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell"), and they would have had a country tribute to ZZ Top."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy F. Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Gimme All Your Lovin'" (Eliminator (1983)) Lonestar4:21
2."Sharp Dressed Man" (Eliminator) Brad Paisley3:46
3."Jesus Just Left Chicago/Waitin' for the Bus" (Tres Hombres (1973)) Hank Williams Jr.8:14
4."La Grange" (Tres Hombres) Tracy Byrd3:50
5."Rough Boy" (Afterburner (1985)) Brooks & Dunn4:51
6."I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" (Degüello (1979)) Dwight Yoakam4:14
7."She Loves My Automobile" (Degüello) Willie Nelson2:25
8."I Need You Tonight" (Eliminator) Andy Griggs4:16
9."Cheap Sunglasses" (Degüello) The Warren Brothers6:03
10."Legs" (Eliminator) Trace Adkins4:17
11."Tush" (Fandango! (1975)) Kenny Chesney3:28
12."Just Got Paid" (Rio Grande Mud (1972)) Montgomery Gentry3:53
13."I Thank You" (Degüello)
Phil Vassar3:04
14."Fearless Boogie" (XXX (1999)) Hank Williams III3:59
15."Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell" (Rio Grande Mud)Billy F. GibbonsAlan Jackson6:15
Total length:66:56
  • Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 7
U.S. Billboard 200 81

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sharp Dressed Men review". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. ^ Baker, Brian. "Various Artists - Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top". countrystandardtime.com. Country Standard Time. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ^ Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top (liner notes). Various Artists. RCA. 2002. RCA07863-67036-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)