Afterburner (album)

Afterburner is a 1985 (see 1985 in music) album by ZZ Top. While Afterburner was a financial success, going several times platinum and launching several hit singles, fans of ZZ Top were highly disappointed in the synthesizers and drum machines which, they felt, robbed the band of its groove and heartfelt Texas blues[?] beats.

Afterburner peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Track listing

1. Sleeping Bag (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 4:02
2. Stages (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 3:32
3. Woke up With Wood (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 3:45
4. Rough Boy (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 4:50
5. Can't Stop Rockin' (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 3:01
6. Planet of Women (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 4:04
7. I Got the Message (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 3:27
8. Velcro Fly (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 3:29
9. Dipping Low in the Lap of Luxury (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 3:11
10. Delirious (Beard/Gibbons/Hill) - 3:41

Personnel

• Frank Beard - /wiki/Special:UploadDrums
• Billy Gibbons - Guitar, Vocals
• Bill Ham - Producer
• Joe Hardy - Engineer
• Dusty Hill - Bass, Vocals
• Bob Ludwig - Engineer
• Barry Jackson - Artwork
• Jeri McManus - Art Direction, Design

Charting singles

 1985	Sleeping Bag	        The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 8
 1985	Can t Stop Rockin	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 8
 1985	Sleeping Bag	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 1
 1986	Rough Boy	        The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 22
 1986	Stages	                The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 21
 1986	Velcro Fly	        The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 35
 1986	Delirious	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 16
 1986	Rough Boy	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 5
 1986	Stages	                Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 1
 1986	Velcro Fly	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 15
 1986	Woke Up With Wood	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 18
 1986	Sleeping Bag (Remix)	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	        No. 41
 1986	Velcro Fly (Remix)	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	        No. 43