Leila (song)

Not to be confused with Layla.

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

"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
"Cheap Sunglasses" (1980) "Leila" (1981) "Tube Snake Boogie" (1981)

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

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons: guitar, steel guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill: bass
• Frank Beard: drums
• Mark Erlewine: pedal steel