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Eliminator is the eighth studio album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
 by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 blues-rock
Blues-rock

Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy Improvisation#Musical_improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jam session with rock and roll styles....
 band ZZ Top
ZZ Top

ZZ Top is an American Rock music trio formed in late 1969 in Houston, Texas, United States. The group members are Billy Gibbons , Dusty Hill , and Frank Beard ....
, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music
1983 in music

Events*Publication of A Generative Theory of Tonal Music by Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff.*February 6 - Madonna released her first ever album after signing to Warner Bros.....
). It was the band's most successful album, having reached Diamond status. The album is a successful blend of blues rock and analog synthesizers. In 1989, it was ranked #39 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 magazine's list of the The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 396 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003.Related news articles:* The list was based on the votes of 273 rock musicians, critics and industry figures, each of whom submitted a weighted list of 50 albums....
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It is their first album since ZZ Top's First Album
ZZ Top's First Album

ZZ Top's First Album is the debut album by United States blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1971 ....
 not to have a title related to Hispanic culture, although when asked about this Gibbons quipped that it's "El Iminator".

In the UK, it was the band's first album to be certified by the British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry

The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade group. Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four 'major' record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies representing literally thousands of labels....
, attaining Silver (60,000 units) in 1984.






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Eliminator is the eighth studio album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
 by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 blues-rock
Blues-rock

Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy Improvisation#Musical_improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jam session with rock and roll styles....
 band ZZ Top
ZZ Top

ZZ Top is an American Rock music trio formed in late 1969 in Houston, Texas, United States. The group members are Billy Gibbons , Dusty Hill , and Frank Beard ....
, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music
1983 in music

Events*Publication of A Generative Theory of Tonal Music by Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff.*February 6 - Madonna released her first ever album after signing to Warner Bros.....
). It was the band's most successful album, having reached Diamond status. The album is a successful blend of blues rock and analog synthesizers. In 1989, it was ranked #39 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 magazine's list of the The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 396 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003.Related news articles:* The list was based on the votes of 273 rock musicians, critics and industry figures, each of whom submitted a weighted list of 50 albums....
.

It is their first album since ZZ Top's First Album
ZZ Top's First Album

ZZ Top's First Album is the debut album by United States blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1971 ....
 not to have a title related to Hispanic culture, although when asked about this Gibbons quipped that it's "El Iminator".

In the UK, it was the band's first album to be certified by the British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry

The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade group. Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four 'major' record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies representing literally thousands of labels....
, attaining Silver (60,000 units) in 1984. By the year end, it was certified Platinum (300,000 units) and currently it is certified 4x Platinum.

"Thug" was featured in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is a Nonlinear gameplay Action-adventure game video game developed by Rockstar North. It is the ninth game in the Grand Theft Auto ....
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Track listing

All songs written by Billy Gibbons
Billy Gibbons

Billy F. Gibbons , nicknamed the Reverend Willie G, is best known as the guitarist for ZZ Top. He is also the lead vocalist and composer for many of the band's classic songs....
, Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill

Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill is the bass guitarist and vocalist with Texas Boogie-Blues-Rock group ZZ Top. Hill is noted for his solid, unadorned bass playing, "leather-lung" vocal stylings and his love of Elvis Presley....
 and Frank Beard
Frank Beard (musician)

Frank Lee Beard in Frankston, Texas is the drummer in the Rock music band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with The Cellar Dwellers, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and The American Blues bands before starting to perform and sound recording and reproduction with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top....
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Collector's Edition


Charts


Album

Album - Billboard (North America)
YearChartPosition
1983The Billboard 2009


Singles

Singles - Billboard (North America)
YearSingleChartPosition
1983"Gimme All Your Lovin"Mainstream Rock2
1983"Gimme All Your Lovin"The Billboard Hot 10037
1983"Got Me Under Pressure"Mainstream Rock18
1983"Sharp Dressed Man"Mainstream Rock8
1983"Sharp Dressed Man"The Billboard Hot 10056
1983"TV Dinners"Mainstream Rock38
1984"Legs"Hot Dance Music/Club Play13
1984"Legs"The Billboard Hot 1008
1984"Legs"Mainstream Rock6


Certifications

OrganizationLevelDate
RIAAGoldJune 21, 1983
RIAAPlatinumSeptember 14, 1983
RIAA4x PlatinumOctober 22, 1984
RIAA5x PlatinumJuly 22, 1986
RIAA6x PlatinumJuly 1, 1987
RIAA7x PlatinumSeptember 19, 1990
RIAA8x PlatinumMay 1, 1996
RIAADiamondAugust 7, 1996


Personnel


ZZ Top

  • Billy Gibbons
    Billy Gibbons

    Billy F. Gibbons , nicknamed the Reverend Willie G, is best known as the guitarist for ZZ Top. He is also the lead vocalist and composer for many of the band's classic songs....
     – guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
    , lead vocals
    Singing

    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the human voice, which is often contrasted with regular speech. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist....
  • Dusty Hill
    Dusty Hill

    Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill is the bass guitarist and vocalist with Texas Boogie-Blues-Rock group ZZ Top. Hill is noted for his solid, unadorned bass playing, "leather-lung" vocal stylings and his love of Elvis Presley....
     – bass
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
    , keyboards
    Keyboard instrument

    A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
    , backing vocals
    Singing

    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the human voice, which is often contrasted with regular speech. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist....
    , lead vocals on "I Got the Six"
  • Frank Beard
    Frank Beard (musician)

    Frank Lee Beard in Frankston, Texas is the drummer in the Rock music band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with The Cellar Dwellers, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and The American Blues bands before starting to perform and sound recording and reproduction with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top....
     – drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
    , percussion
    Percussion instrument

    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration....


Production

  • Producer – Bill Ham
  • Engineer – Terry Manning
    Terry Manning

    Terry Manning is a music producer, songwriter, photographer and recording engineer known for work in rock, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres....
  • Mastering - Bob Ludwig
    Bob Ludwig

    Bob Ludwig is an United States Audio mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. Ludwig's craftsmanship is appreciated widely within the music profession, as testified by his extensive credits and demand for his work....
  • Art direction – Bob Alford