Tejas (album)

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Tejas
Tejas cover
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released February 9, 1977
Recorded 1976
Genre Rock
Length 34:44
Label London Records
Producer Bill Ham
Professional reviews
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, the homestate of ZZ Top.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

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

  1. "It's Only Love" – 4:22
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
  2. "Arrested for Driving While Blind" – 3:09
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  3. "El Diablo" – 4:22
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  4. "Snappy Kakkie" – 2:59
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  5. "Enjoy and Get It on" – 3:26
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  6. "Ten Dollar Man" – 3:42
    • Lead vocals: Dusty Hill
  7. "Pan Am Highway Blues" – 3:15
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  8. "Avalon Hideaway" – 3:07
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
  9. "She's a Heartbreaker" – 3:02
    • Lead vocals: Billy Gibbons
  10. "Asleep in the Desert" (Gibbons) – 3:24
    • Instrumental

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer – Bill Ham
  • Engineer – Terry Manning
  • Mastering - Larry Nix
  • Photography – Lee and Lesser
  • Album Concept - Bill Ham
  • Album Design - Bill Narum

[edit] Charts

AlbumBillboard (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

[edit] References


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