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. 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. false 2023-01-16 09:45:02 Rio Grande Mud 7.3 1987 1987-11-03 1987-11-03 37 Blues Rock Classic Rock Hard Rock Pop Rock Rock Southern Rock Boogie Rock 113633 2125844 2c59b512-3cad-473e-9ed4-9e302e942f28 a81259a0-a2f5-464b-866e-71220f2739f1 7f5c9df6-5626-3b5c-bef9-fc012bd04824 /media/data/media5/Music/ZZ Top/02 - 1972 - Rio Grande Mud (1986 US 3269-2)/folder.jpg ZZ Top AlbumArtist ZZ Top Artist ZZ Top ZZ Top 1 Francine 02:53 2 Just Got Paid 03:48 3 Mushmouth Shoutin’ 03:45 4 Ko Ko Blue 04:23 5 Chevrolet 03:19 6 Apologies to Pearly 02:47 7 Bar‐B‐Q 03:22 8 Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell 06:49 9 Whiskey’n Mama 03:20 10 Down Brownie 02:26 ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For 51 years, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021. ZZ Top developed a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues style and Hill and Beard's rhythm section. They are known for their live performances, sly and humorous lyrics, and the matching appearances of Gibbons and Hill, who wore sunglasses, hats and long beards. ZZ Top formed after Gibbons' previous band, Moving Sidewalks, disbanded in 1969. Within a year, they signed with London Records and released ZZ Top's First Album in 1971. Subsequent releases, such as Tres Hombres (1973) and Fandango! (1975), and the singles "La Grange" and "Tush", gained extensive radio airplay. By the mid-1970s, ZZ Top had become renowned in North America for their live act, including the Worldwide Texas Tour (1976–1977), which was a critical and commercial success. After a hiatus, ZZ Top returned in 1979 with a new musical direction and image, with Gibbons and Hill wearing sunglasses and matching chest-length beards. With the album El Loco (1981), they began to experiment with synthesizers and drum machines. They established a more mainstream sound and rose to international stardom with Eliminator (1983) and Afterburner (1985), which integrated influences from new wave, punk, and dance-rock. The popularity of these albums' music videos, including those for "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Sharp Dressed Man", and "Legs", gave them mass exposure on television channel MTV and made them prominent artists in 1980s pop culture. The Afterburner tour set records for the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour of 1986. After gaining additional acclaim with the release of their tenth album, Recycler (1990), and its accompanying tour, the group's experimentation continued with mixed success on the albums Antenna (1994), Rhythmeen (1996), XXX (1999), and Mescalero (2003). They most recently released La Futura (2012) and Goin' 50 (2019), a compilation album commemorating the band's 50th anniversary. By the time of Hill's death in 2021, ZZ Top had become the longest-running band with an unchanged lineup in the history of popular music. Per Hill's wishes, he was replaced by their longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, on bass. ZZ Top has released 15 studio albums and sold an estimated 50 million records worldwide. They have won three MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2004, the members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Gibbons the 32nd-greatest guitarist of all time. The band members have supported campaigns and charities including Childline, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and a fundraiser for the Delta Blues Museum.