What's the Word

What's the Word
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 4, 1980
StudioSumet-Bernet Sound Studios, Dallas, Texas
GenreBlues, R&B
Length34:26 (Original)
LabelChrysalis (Original)
Benchmark (Reissue)
ProducerDenny Bruce
The Fabulous Thunderbirds chronology
Girls Go Wild
(1979)
What's the Word
(1980)
Butt Rockin'
(1981)

What's the Word is the second studio album by the Austin, Texas-based blues band the Fabulous Thunderbirds, released in 1980. Like its predecessor, the album initially sold poorly, but is now regarded as a noteworthy blues recording of the period. The 2000 CD reissue on Benchmark Records contains three bonus tracks, two of which were recorded live at Club Koda, Austin, Texas.