℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Released | November 6, 2015 |
Duration | 39m 19s |
Record Label | Concord Records |
Genre | Rock |
1.1
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Got Love If You Want It
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
4:18 | |||
1.2
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Treat Her Right
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
2:24 | |||
1.3
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You’re What’s Happenin’, Baby
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
6:07 | |||
1.4
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Sal Y Pimiento
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
3:13 | |||
1.5
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Pickin’ Up Chicks On Dowling Street
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
4:12 | |||
1.6
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Hombre Sin Nombre
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
3:50 | |||
1.7
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Quiero Mas Dinero
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
3:27 | |||
1.8
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Baby Please Don’t Go
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
2:31 | |||
1.9
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Piedras Negras
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
3:09 | |||
1.10
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Perfectamundo
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
2:44 | |||
1.11
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Q-Vo
Billy Gibbons And The BFG's |
3:24 | |||
Digital Booklet
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Billboard 200 - #48, 2015
"... (fuses) plenty of Cuban and other Latin influences with Gibbons' regular gumbo of rock and blues, incorporating plenty of percussion and even some hip-hop flavours."
- Billboard
"... not only breaks new ground, it does so with aplomb and pizazz ... Gibbons sounds rejuvenated ..."
- The Absolute Sound
"... he still plays limber, fluid blues guitar but in the context of Afro-Cuban rhythms and instrumentation."
- Rolling Stone
"Even non-ZZ Top fans will appreciate the vitality and exuberance that jumps out of every track ... those who have followed Gibbons’ 45 (and counting) year career should be delighted with this energetic if temporary change in direction."
- American Songwriter
Perfectamundo is the debut solo release from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, backed by a handpicked group of musicians dubbed The BFG’s. As the title hints, the album takes on an Afro-Cuban flavour, with songs in both English and Spanish, a bold departure from ZZ Top although not a total surprise. In his pre-ZZ Top days, Gibbons studied Latin percussion in Manhattan with none other than its preeminent virtuoso, “Mambo King” Tito Puente. At the hands of the master, the young Gibbons learned essential Latin rhythms via conga, bongo, maracas and, most importantly, timbales. "Banging away on ‘em came back like riding a lost bicycle," Gibbons relates of his return to the genre by way of Perfectamundo.
"Deep at the core of everything we do, either as ZZ Top or with the Perfectamundo aggregation, is the blues. That's the diamond and we found a way to put it into a new, Afro-Cuban setting. It really does come from the same place."
- Billy Gibbons
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Concord Records Studio Masters
Produced by Billy Gibbons and Joe Hardy Engineered by Joe Hardy, G.L. “G-Mane” Moon, Greg Morrow and Nicky Jay Recorded at: Casa de Tolos, Pontevedra, Spain Foam Box Recordings, Houston, TX Casa de Joe, Houston, TX Mammoth Studios, Los Angeles, CA Century Recordings, Austin, TX Mixed and mastered by Joe Hardy Production Coordinator: Blain Clausen Fotografía: Estudio Numerico S.L., Valencia, España Cover photo: René Huemer, Vienna, Austria Watercolour by Billy F Gibbons ’50s Fender gear by Nacho Baños, Valencia, España Package Design: Jimmy Hole Billy Gibbons − guitar, bass guitar, B3, piano, vocals Alex “Guitarzza” Garza − vocals, bass guitar Mike Flanigin − B3 Martine “G.G.” GuiGui − piano, B3 Greg Morrow − drums Cubano Nationale Beat Generator − friends and followers with the foreign funk Joe Hardy − additional guitar, keys, bass guitar, vocals Gary “G.L. G-Mane” Moon − additional guitar Artist management: Carl Stubner and Blain Clausen, Suretone Management
Produced by Billy Gibbons and Joe Hardy Engineered by Joe Hardy, G.L. “G-Mane” Moon, Greg Morrow and Nicky Jay Recorded at: Casa de Tolos, Pontevedra, Spain Foam Box Recordings, Houston, TX Casa de Joe, Houston, TX Mammoth Studios, Los Angeles, CA Century Recordings, Austin, TX Mixed and mastered by Joe Hardy Production Coordinator: Blain Clausen Fotografía: Estudio Numerico S.L., Valencia, España Cover photo: René Huemer, Vienna, Austria Watercolour by Billy F Gibbons ’50s Fender gear by Nacho Baños, Valencia, España Package Design: Jimmy Hole Billy Gibbons − guitar, bass guitar, B3, piano, vocals Alex “Guitarzza” Garza − vocals, bass guitar Mike Flanigin − B3 Martine “G.G.” GuiGui − piano, B3 Greg Morrow − drums Cubano Nationale Beat Generator − friends and followers with the foreign funk Joe Hardy − additional guitar, keys, bass guitar, vocals Gary “G.L. G-Mane” Moon − additional guitar Artist management: Carl Stubner and Blain Clausen, Suretone Management
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | 0.00 0.00 to 0.00 | -10.20 -11.13 to -8.76 | -7.86 -8.70 to -6.20 | 6 4 to 7 | |
1 | Got Love If You Want It | 0.00 | -10.10 | -8.1 | 6 |
2 | Treat Her Right | 0.00 | -8.76 | -6.2 | 4 |
3 | You’re What’s Happenin’, Baby | 0.00 | -10.01 | -8.0 | 5 |
4 | Sal Y Pimiento | 0.00 | -10.50 | -8.1 | 6 |
5 | Pickin’ Up Chicks On Dowling Street | 0.00 | -11.07 | -8.5 | 6 |
6 | Hombre Sin Nombre | 0.00 | -10.46 | -7.9 | 6 |
7 | Quiero Mas Dinero | 0.00 | -10.05 | -7.5 | 6 |
8 | Baby Please Don’t Go | 0.00 | -9.23 | -7.4 | 5 |
9 | Piedras Negras | 0.00 | -11.13 | -8.6 | 7 |
10 | Perfectamundo | 0.00 | -9.85 | -7.5 | 5 |
11 | Q-Vo | 0.00 | -11.03 | -8.7 | 6 |