Pearl Necklace (song)

"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"
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" 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