Tres Hombres

Tres Hombres
Studio album by
ZZ Top
ReleasedJuly 26, 1973[1]
Studio
Genre
Length33:26
LabelLondon
ProducerBill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Rio Grande Mud
(1972) 		Tres Hombres
(1973) 		Fandango!
(1975)
Singles from Tres Hombres
  1. "La Grange"
    Released: 1973
  2. "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers"
    Released: 1974

Tres Hombres is the third studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released on July 26, 1973, by London Records. It was the band's first collaboration with engineer Terry Manning. The album would be ZZ Top's commercial breakthrough in the United States charts. It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in 1974. Its lead single "La Grange" reached number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is the first of many ZZ Top albums to incorporate the use of Spanish terminology in their branding. "Tres Hombres" means "three men" in Spanish.

  1. ^ "ZZ Top's 'Tres Hombres' turns 50: Blues, brothels and a beloved Houston Tex-Mex restaurant". Houston Chronicle. July 31, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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