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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Francene
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = ZZ Top
| album = Rio Grande Mud
| B-side = Francene (Spanish)
| released = 1971
| recorded = Brian Studios
Ardent Studios
Memphis, Tennessee
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = 3:33
| label = London
| writer = Billy Gibbons, Steve Perron
Kenny Cordray[https://archive.today/20130628035511/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=441143&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI entry for song] BMI, accessed June 25, 2013
| producer = Bill Ham
| prev_title = (Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = La Grange
| next_year = 1973
| misc =
}}
"'Francine'" is a song recorded by the American rock band ZZ Top from their album 'Rio Grande Mud', released in 1971. "Francine" gave ZZ Top their first bona fide hit reaching #69 on the Billboard charts. It is the only single released from the 'Rio Grande Mud' album. 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 song was actually written by Billy Gibbons with Steve Perron and Kenny Cordray. The latter two were not given credit for many years, and they received little or no royalties for decades.Deborah Frost (1985). ZZ Top - Bad And Worldwide. New York: Rolling Stone Press. .
Personnel
*Frank Beard drums
*Billy Gibbons guitar, lead vocals
*Dusty Hill bass guitar, backing vocals
References
Category:1971 songs
Category:1971 singles
Category:London Records singles
Category:ZZ Top songs
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