Pearl Necklace (song)

For other uses, see Pearl necklace.

"Pearl Necklace"
Song by ZZ Top
from the album El Loco
Released	1981
Recorded	1979
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	4:01
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill Frank Beard
Producer(s)	Bill Ham

"Pearl Necklace" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1981 album El Loco. The song went to No. 28 on the Billboard Rock Tracks chart in 1981 but was never released as a single.

"Pearl Necklace" was produced by Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning.

Song information

The song contains double entendre lyrics which refer to a sexual act called a "pearl necklace", as intimated in the chorus: "She was gettin' bombed and I was gettin' blown away", and ultimately revealed in the final verse: "And that's not jewelry she's talkin' about - it really don't cost that much."

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Tracks	28

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons - guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill - bass
• Frank Beard - drums