Tejas (album)

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Tejas
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	February 1977
Recorded	1976
Genre	Blues-Rock
Length	34:38
Label	London Records
Producer(s)	Bill Ham
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C+) link
ZZ Top chronology
Fandango! (1975)	Tejas (1977)	The Best of ZZ Top (1977)

Tejas is the fifth album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music), although in London Records catalogue it was originally marked under 1976.

The title is the Spanish word for Texas.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All titles by Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard, except where noted.

1. "It's Only Love" – 4:22
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
2. "Arrested For Driving While Blind" – 3:08
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
3. "El Diablo" – 4:22
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
4. "Snappy Kakkie" – 2:58
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
5. "Enjoy And Get It On" – 3:26
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
6. "Ten Dollar Man" – 3:41
   • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
7. "Pan Am Highway Blues" – 3:14
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
8. "Avalon Hideaway" – 3:07
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
9. "She's A Heartbreaker" – 3:01
   • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
10. "Asleep In The Desert" (Billy Gibbons) – 3:24
    • Instrumental

[edit] Personnel

• Frank Beard – drums
• Billy Gibbons – guitar, harmonica, fiddle, vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass, vocals

[edit] Production

• Producer – Bill Ham
• Engineer – Terry Manning, Larry Nix
• Photography – Lee

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Pop Albums	17

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1976	"It's Only Love"	Pop Singles	44
1977	"Arrested For Driving While Blind"	Pop Singles	91