Tres Hombres (
Spanish for "three men", meaning the three members of the band) is the third
album by the
American rock band
ZZ Top. It was released in 1973. The album was the first of many times the band worked with
Terry Manning as engineer. It was a successful combination as the release was the band's first commercial breakthrough. In the US, the album entered the top ten while the single "La Grange" reached number 41 on the singles charts. (Meanwhile, "La Grange" debuted number 33 on the American Top 40 broadcast on June 29, 1974.)