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

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

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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