Rhythmeen


Rhythmeen is the twelfth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1996. It is their last album with longtime producer Bill Ham.

Reception

gave it a mixed review, stating: "ZZ Top's long-awaited return to blues finally arrived in 1996, well over a decade after they abandoned their simple three-chord boogie for a synth and drum machine-driven three-chord boogie."
The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

;Bonus track

Personnel

“We originally had a working title of ‘Nearing The Completion Stage'. But, it was the backbeat, that mean groove, which hit us as a strong recurring element of the album. So, we did our customary play on words, shuffling words about until we came up with our own invention – a feel-good elixir named Rhythmeen.”
Gibbons uses an early 1950s Les Paul Goldtop guitar and is featured prominently throughout the album.

Charts

Album – Billboard
YearChartPosition
1996The Billboard 20029

Singles – Billboard
YearSingleChartPosition
1996"Bang Bang"Mainstream Rock Tracks22
1996"She's Just Killing Me"Mainstream Rock Tracks12
1996"What's Up with That"Mainstream Rock Tracks5
1997"Rhythmeen"Mainstream Rock Tracks35