ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends

ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends is the fourth tribute album to honor American blues-rock band ZZ Top. It includes performances from Daughtry, Nickelback, Wolfmother, Filter and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith among others.

ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
GenreRock
Length45:37
LabelRCA
ProducerBilly Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, Howard Benson

Background information

The album includes 11 cover tracks such as "Gimme All Your Lovin'," "Legs," a combination of two songs "Waitin' for the Bus"/"Jesus Just Left Chicago" and "La Grange."

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
American Songwriter[2]
Classic Rock RevisitedB[3]
HitFix(mixed)[4]
Loudwire[5]
The Oklahoman(mixed)[6]

Upon release, ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends debuted at number 121 on the Billboard 200, and number 8 on the Top Hard Rock Albums, selling 4,000 copies.[7][8] The album also debuted at number 151 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Sharp Dressed Man"The M.O.B. (Steven Tyler, Mick Fleetwood,[10] John McVie, Jonny Lang, Brett Tuggle)4:03
2."Gimme All Your Lovin'"Filter3:10
3."Tush"Grace Potter and the Nocturnals2:49
4."Legs"Nickelback3:15
5."Cheap Sunglasses"Wolfmother4:14
6."Got Me Under Pressure"Loaded3:48
7."Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers"Coheed and Cambria3:13
8."Just Got Paid"Mastodon (Billy Gibbons, guitar [11])3:35
9."Rough Boy"Wyclef Jean3:05
10."Waitin' for the Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago"Daughtry6:31
11."La Grange"Jamey Johnson (Billy Gibbons, vocals and guitar [12])8:04

References
  1. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends Review". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. Gil de Rubio, Dave (October 18, 2011). "Various Artists: ZZ Top — A Tribute from Friends". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. Wright, Jeb. "ZZ Top – A Tribute From Friends". Classic Rock Revisited. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. Newman, Melinda (October 17, 2011). "Album Review: Daughtry, Mastodon, Nickelback, Grace Potter and Steven Tyler salute ZZ Top". HitFix. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  5. Conaway, Alanna. "ZZ Top, 'A Tribute From Friends' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  6. Triplett, Gene (October 28, 2011). "CD review: Various artists, 'ZZ Top: A Tribute From Friends'". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  7. Mansfield, Brian (October 19, 2011). "Lauren Alaina's 69,000 sales mean a top-five debut". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  8. "ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends Charts". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  9. "Nielsen SoundScan Charts". Canadian Online Explorer. Sun Media. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  10. http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/show_interview.php?id=109
  11. http://www.discogs.com/Various-ZZ-Top-A-Tribute-From-Friends/release/3863056
  12. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/billy-gibbons-talks-about-the-new-zz-top-tribute-album-503887/4
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