''Antenna'' is the eleventh studio album by the American

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, released in 1994. It was the band's first album to be released on the

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label. The opening track and first single from the album, "

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", reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US. The second single "Breakaway" featured a non-album b-side "Mary's"

Track listing

Personnel

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– guitar, lead and backing vocals *

Dusty Hill Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang lead and backing vocals and played keyboards. Hill was born in Dallas, Texas, an ...

– bass guitar, keyboard, backing vocals, lead vocals on "World of Swirl", "Antenna Head", and "Deal Goin' Down" * Frank Beard – drums, percussion (dominated percussion in 2)

Production

* Producers – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham * Engineers – Joe Hardy, Tom Harding * Mixing – Joe Hardy * Mastering –

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* Photography – Bill Bernstein, Barbara LaBarge * Text – Jim Bessman

Charts

Album

Singles

Certifications

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Antenna (Zz Top Album) ZZ Top albums 1994 albums Albums produced by Billy Gibbons Albums produced by Bill Ham RCA Records albums