One Foot in the Blues

One Foot in the Blues is a compilation album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). The album contains a selection of the band's songs which fall into the blues genre. With the exception of the songs taken from the Degüello, El Loco, Eliminator and Recycler albums, the 1987 digital remixes were used.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

One Foot in the Blues
Compilation album by ZZ Top
Released	November 22, 1994
Genre	Blues rock, hard rock
Length	65:55
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Antenna (1994) One Foot in the Blues (1994) Rhythmeen (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Brown Sugar"	Billy Gibbons	ZZ Top's First Album (1971)	5:17
2.	"Just Got Back from Baby's"	Billy Gibbons Bill Ham	ZZ Top's First Album	4:07
3.	"A Fool for Your Stockings"		Degüello (1979)	4:11
4.	"I Need You Tonight"		Eliminator (1983)	6:14
5.	"She Loves My Automobile"		Degüello	2:22
6.	"Hi Fi Mama"		Degüello	2:22
7.	"Hot, Blue and Righteous"	Billy Gibbons	Tres Hombres (1973)	3:14
8.	"My Head's in Mississippi"		Recycler (1990)	4:16
9.	"Lowdown in the Street"		Degüello	2:48
10.	"If I Could Only Flag Her Down"		Eliminator	3:37
11.	"Apologies to Pearly" (Instrumental)	Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill Frank Beard Bill Ham	Rio Grande Mud (1972)	2:43
12.	"Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell"	Billy Gibbons	Rio Grande Mud	6:46
13.	"Bar-B-Q"	Billy Gibbons Bill Ham	Rio Grande Mud	3:19
14.	"Old Man"		ZZ Top's First Album (1971)	3:28
15.	"Certified Blues"	Billy Gibbons Frank Beard Bill Ham	ZZ Top's First Album	3:24
16.	"2000 Blues"		Recycler	4:36
17.	"Heaven, Hell or Houston"		El Loco (1981)	2:31
Total length:				65:15

Personnel

ZZ Top

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Hi Fi Mama"
• Frank Beard – drums, percussion

Production

• Producer – Bill Ham
• Engineers – Robin Brian, Joe Hardy, Terry Manning
• Mastering – Bob Ludwig
• Design – Jeri Heiden
• Liner notes – Bill Bentley, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Blues Albums (Billboard)[7]	10

References

1. Koda, Cub. ZZ Top – One Foot in the Blues at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
2. "One Foot in the Blues". amazon.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
3. "ZZ Top - One Foot in the Blues CD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
4. "ZZ Top– One Foot In The Blues". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
5. "One Foot in the Blues". last.fm. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
6. "One Foot In the Blues". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
7. "ZZ Top Chart History –Blues Albums". Billboard. January 19, 1996. Retrieved February 18, 2020.