- hard rock, blues rock, rock, southern rock
- 45 min
- 11 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Eliminator is the eighth studio album by American rock band ZZ Top. It was released on March 23, 1983, by Warner Bros. Records, and rose high on the charts in many countries. Four hit singles were released—"Gimme All Your Lovin'" which reached the American Top 40, "Sharp Dressed Man", "TV Dinners" and their most successful single, "Legs". Eliminator is ZZ Top's most commercially successful release, with sales of 11 million and diamond certification in the US.
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Classical in form, spare, grave and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Robert ChristgauB+
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Gimme All Your Lovin’3:59
- A2Got Me Under Pressure3:59
- A3Sharp Dressed Man4:13
- A4I Need You Tonight6:14
- A5I Got the Six2:52
- B1Legs4:35
- B2Thug4:17
- B3TV Dinners3:50
- B4Dirty Dog4:05
- B5If I Could Only Flag Her Down3:40
- B6Bad Girl3:16
11 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- ZZ Top
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- JP
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