6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 6 ▁death s ▁Category : B rit ish ▁business people <0x0A> </s> ▁Z Z ▁Top ' s ▁First ▁Album ▁is ▁the ▁debut ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁rock ▁band ▁Z Z ▁Top . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁manager ▁Bill ▁Ham , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁on ▁London ▁Records . ▁Est ab lish ing ▁their ▁attitude ▁and ▁humor , ▁Z Z ▁Top ▁incorpor ated ▁bo og ie , ▁hard ▁rock , ▁and ▁Southern ▁rock ▁influ ences ▁into ▁their ▁sound . ▁Th emat ically , ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁l ively , ▁play ful ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁br ash , ▁filled ▁with ▁the ▁band ' s ▁personal ▁experiences ▁and ▁sexual ▁in nu end os ▁that ▁became ▁central ▁to ▁the ▁group ' s ▁image . ▁Se ek ing ▁insp iration ▁from ▁Fle et wood ▁Mac , ▁Z Z ▁Top ▁began ▁recording ▁the ▁album ▁at ▁Robin ▁H ood ▁Studios ▁in ▁Ty ler , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁"( Some body ▁Else ▁Be en ) ▁Sh ak in ' ▁Your ▁Tree " ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁single ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁charts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁this ▁album ▁was ▁rem ixed ▁for ▁CD ▁release . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁original ▁vin yl ▁mix ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁HD ▁Tra cks ▁in ▁high - resol ution ▁digital