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Eliminator

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Eliminator

Eliminator is the 8th studio album of the popular American Rock Band, ZZ Top. The album was produced by, "Bill Ham".

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About

The album was released on March 23, 1983 by Warner Bros. Records. The album chartered at #9 in the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. It features the hit singles, "Gimme All Your Lovin" which chartered at #2 in the US Mainstream Rock Chart, "Got Me Under Pressure" #18 at the US Mainstream Rock Chart, "Sharp Dressed Man" which landed at #8 on The Billboard Hot 100 Charts and "Legs" #8 at The Billboard Hot 100 Charts and #6 on The US Mainstream Rock Chart.

In 1989, it was ranked #39 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.

Tracks

Track Title Duration
1 Gimme All Your Lovin 3:59
2 Got Me Under Pressure 4:00
3 Sharp Dressed Man 4:14
4 I Need You Tonight 6:14
5 I Got The Six 2:52
6 Legs 4:31
7 Thug 4:18
8 TV Dinners 3:50
9 Dirty Dog 4:05
10 If I Could Only Flag Her Down 3:41
11 Bad Girl 3:17

Awards & Certifications

Certifications

Year RIAA Certification
June 21, 1983 Gold
September 14, 1983 Platinum
October 22, 1984 Certified 4x Platinum
July 22, 1985 Certified 5x Platinum
July 1, 1987 Certified 6x Platinum
September 19, 1990 Certified 7x Platinum
May 1, 1996 Certified 8x Platinum
August 7, 1986 Certified 10x Platinum

Chart Toppers

Year Title Billboard Hot 100 US Mainstream Rock
1983 Gimme All Your Lovin 37 2
1983 Got Me Under Pressure - 18
1983 Sharp Dressed Man 56 8
1984 Legs 8 -

Credits

Performance Credits

ZZ Top Primary Artist, Primary Artist

Frank Beard Drums

Billy Gibbons Guitar, Vocals

Dusty Hill Bass, Vocals

Technical Credits

Terry Manning Engineer

Bill Ham Producer

Bob Ludwig Engineer

Bob Alford Art Direction

Trivia

  • In 2003, the album was ranked number 396 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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