ZZ Top go back more than half a century for track Brown Sugar Out now
First track taken from the forthcoming RAW album Out July 22nd

Stream/Purchase Brown Sugar HERE

Pre-order RAW HERE

ZZ Top have gone back to their very early days with the first track released from their forthcoming album RAW, out July 22nd on BMG. Brown Sugar – originally released in January 1971 - was a key cut on the very appropriately titled ZZ Top’s ‘First Album’ and is available now. Brown Sugar is the opening track on RAW, which is a homage to the band’s early days. ZZ Top’s Brown Sugar- penned by Billy F Gibbons - should not be mistaken for the Rolling Stones song of the same title, which was actually released three months after ZZ Top’s First Album.

ZZ Top’s new album RAW was recorded and filmed for the Grammy-nominated Netflix documentary ‘That Little Ol’ Band From Texas’ in the intimate setting of the famed Texas honky-tonk dance hall Gruene Hall. The historic venue dates to 1878 and has been in continuous use as the oldest, continually operating joint in the state. Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and the late Dusty Hill gathered there to record in a spare, bare-bones way, with the results being Brown Sugar plus eleven additional tracks that comprise the RAW tune stack. RAW will be available on 180-gram vinyl and all digital platforms.

With the three members of ZZ Top gathered at Gruene Hall a very organic recording session followed, parts of which can be seen in the film. RAW was produced by Billy F Gibbons, engineered by Jake Mann and G.L. G-Mane Moon, mixed by Ryan Hewitt, and is issued ‘in righteous memory’ of Dusty Hill, who sadly passed away in 2021.

Gibbons commented, “Brown Sugar has been sweetening our concert sets for many decades now, so it seemed like the right song to kick off RAW. The Gruene Hall session was a satisfying return to our roots and a very special circumstance that we’re delighted to share with the friends and fans who have stuck with us all this time.”

ZZ Top have announced their RAW WHISKY TOUR, a major 50+ date North American tour that launches at the end of May and continues through the summer and into the autumn. More info here: zztop.com

ZZ Top RAW tracklist (vinyl LP)

Side 1

Brown Sugar
Just Got Paid
Heard It On The X
La Grange
Tush
Thunderbird

Side 2

I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide
Legs
Gimme All Your Lovin’
Blue Jean Blues
Certified Blues
Tube Snake Boogie

Stream/Purchase Brown Sugar here: https://lnk.to/zztopbrownsugarRAW

Pre-order RAW here: https://lnk.to/ZZTopRAW

ZZ Top release video for Brown Sugar from album Raw out 22/07/22