Antenna (ZZ Top album)
Antenna is the eleventh studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994. It was the band's first album to be released on the RCA label. It was also the first time ZZ Top had a song with the album title in its name ("Antenna Head"). The opening track and first single from the album, "Pincushion", reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US.
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| Released | January 18, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 50:55 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Rolling Stone |  |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pincushion" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Breakaway" (Gibbons) | 4:58 |
| 3. | "World of Swirl" (Gibbons) | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Fuzzbox Voodoo" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Girl in a T-Shirt" (Gibbons) | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Antenna Head" | 4:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "PCH" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Cherry Red" (Gibbons) | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Cover Your Rig" | 5:50 |
| 4. | "Lizard Life" | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Deal Goin' Down" | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Everything" | 3:54 |
Personnel
- Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Dusty Hill – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "World of Swirl", "Antenna Head", and "Deal Goin' Down"
- Frank Beard – drums, percussion (dominated percussion in 2)
Production
- Producers – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham
- Engineers – Joe Hardy, Tom Harding
- Mixing – Joe Hardy
- Mastering – Bob Ludwig
- Photography – Bill Bernstein, Barbara LaBarge
- Text – Jim Bessman
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 14 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Breakaway | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 |
| 1994 | Fuzzbox Voodoo | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 30 |
| 1994 | Girl in a T-shirt | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 27 |
| 1994 | Pincushion | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[4] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[6] | Gold | 34,220[6] |
| France (SNEP)[7] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[8] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[9] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Sweden (GLF)[10] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
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References
- Allmusic review
- "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- Cross, Charles R. (2004). "ZZ Top". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 907-8. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- "Austrian album certifications – ZZ Top – Antenna" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "Canadian album certifications – ZZ Top – Antenna". Music Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "ZZ Top" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved December 16, 2012. (select "ZZ Top" from drop-down list)
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (ZZ Top; 'Antenna')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (ZZ Top; 'Antenna')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "American album certifications – ZZ Top – Antenna". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 16, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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