Francine (song)

"Francine" is a song recorded by the American rock band ZZ Top from their 1972 album Rio Grande Mud. It was their first chart hit.^[4]

"Francene"
Single by ZZ Top
from the album Rio Grande Mud
B-side	"Francene (Spanish)"
Released	1972
Recorded	Brian Studios Ardent Studios Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Rock
Length	3:33
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	Billy Gibbons, Steve Perron Kenny Cordray[1][2][3]
Producer(s)	Bill Ham
ZZ Top singles chronology
"(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree" (1971) "Francene" (1972) "La Grange" (1973)
Official audio
"Francene" on YouTube

Overview

"Francine" was the only single released from the Rio Grande Mud album and gave ZZ Top their first bona fide hit reaching number 69 on the Billboard charts.^[5] ZZ Top co-wrote the song with Steve Perron and Kenny Cordray, but the band claimed sole writing credit, cutting the two collaborators out of royalties for years.^[4]

Various official ZZ Top releases throughout the years, beginning in 1972, have used the alternative spelling "Francene", especially on the various single releases, both within and outside the United States.

The B-side of the single was a Spanish version of the song. It was later included on the box set Chrome, Smoke & BBQ.

Personnel

• Frank Beard – drums
• Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass guitar, backing vocals

References

1. BMI entry for song BMI, accessed June 25, 2013
2. "bio". Kenny Cordray. Retrieved 2017-05-22.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Deborah Frost (1985). ZZ Top - Bad And Worldwide. New York: Rolling Stone Press. ISBN 0020029500.
4. Scott, Grace (June 2023). "Beard Science". Creem. pp. 52–59. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
5. "ZZ Top". billboard.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.