en Leila (song)

"Leila"
"Leila"
Single by ZZ Top
from the album El Loco
B-side	"Don't Tease Me"
Released	1981
Recorded	1981
Length	3:13
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
Producer(s)	Bill Ham
ZZ Top singles chronology

"Leila" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top, from their 1981 album El Loco.

The song is a ballad with country and western influences and features Mark Erlewine on steel guitar.^[1]

Record World called it a "gorgeous ballad [that] highlights Billy Gibbons' Brian Wilson-ish falsetto vocal flights."^[2]

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[3]	77

^ "Photos: Behind the scenes with legendary guitar-maker Mark Erlewine". Austin 360. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 12, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
^ "ZZ Top". Billboard.

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