Tejas is the fifth studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was released in late November 1976, on the London label. The title is a Caddo language word meaning "friends", which is the origin of the name of the band's home state, Texas.
It's fair to say that this is a transitional record, although I'm not really sure what we were transitioning from and what we were becoming. (laughs) It may be representative of how rapidly things were changing in the studio.
The equipment was becoming more modernized, and the way that music was being recorded was different – things were moving faster. It was still pre-digital, but there was better gear that was more readily available. We made use of it all.
This period was the wrinkle that kind of suggested what was to come, and change would become a necessary part of the ZZ Top fabric.[2]
Tejas was produced by Bill Ham and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. In 1987, a digitally remixed version of the recording was released on CD and the original 1976 mix version was discontinued. The remix version created controversy among fans because it significantly changed the instrument balance and the sound of the instruments, especially the drums.
Tejas was released as a digital download on Amazon.com's MP3 store and iTunes in 2012, with the original mixes of the tracks that are included on Chrome, Smoke & BBQ, and the 1987 remixes of the tracks that are not from that boxset. The original mix of the album was released on CD in June 2013 as part of the box set The Complete Studio Albums (1970–1990).[3]
In a contemporaneous review of the album Richard Riegel of Creem called Tejas an album that "sings of those Southwestern lyrical staples... but with greater immediacy than the I'm-all-dressed-up-in-my-Roy-Rogers-cowboy-suit Eagles".[8] He compared the album to that of Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive!, but observes that Tejas might outsell Frampton.
Barry Cain of Record Mirror wrote in a review that Tejas was highlighted by the songs "Arrested For Driving While Blind" and "El Diablo". He states that "El Diablo" had "struck him as being about the most haunting song he ever come across".[9] Cain also praised the vocals and guitar playing of Billy Gibbons on the album.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tejas album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tejas is the fifth studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top It was released in late November 1976 on the London label The title is a Caddo language word meaning friends which is the origin of the name of the band s home state Texas TejasStudio album by ZZ TopReleasedNovember 29 1976 1 Recorded1976GenreBoogie rock blues rockLength34 38LabelLondonProducerBill HamZZ Top chronologyFandango 1975 Tejas 1976 The Best of ZZ Top 1977 Singles from Tejas It s Only Love Released 1976 Arrested for Driving While Blind Released 1977 Enjoy and Get It On Released 1977 Contents 1 Background and release 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Production 5 Charts 6 Certifications 7 References 8 External linksBackground and release Edit Arrested for Driving While Blind source source audio clip original vinyl 1976 mix Problems playing this file See media help Frontman Billy Gibbons said about the album It s fair to say that this is a transitional record although I m not really sure what we were transitioning from and what we were becoming laughs It may be representative of how rapidly things were changing in the studio The equipment was becoming more modernized and the way that music was being recorded was different things were moving faster It was still pre digital but there was better gear that was more readily available We made use of it all This period was the wrinkle that kind of suggested what was to come and change would become a necessary part of the ZZ Top fabric 2 Tejas was produced by Bill Ham and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning In 1987 a digitally remixed version of the recording was released on CD and the original 1976 mix version was discontinued The remix version created controversy among fans because it significantly changed the instrument balance and the sound of the instruments especially the drums Tejas was released as a digital download on Amazon com s MP3 store and iTunes in 2012 with the original mixes of the tracks that are included on Chrome Smoke amp BBQ and the 1987 remixes of the tracks that are not from that boxset The original mix of the album was released on CD in June 2013 as part of the box set The Complete Studio Albums 1970 1990 3 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 4 Christgau s Record GuideC 5 Rolling Stone not rated 6 The Rolling Stone Album Guide 7 In a contemporaneous review of the album Richard Riegel of Creem called Tejas an album that sings of those Southwestern lyrical staples but with greater immediacy than the I m all dressed up in my Roy Rogers cowboy suit Eagles 8 He compared the album to that of Peter Frampton s Frampton Comes Alive but observes that Tejas might outsell Frampton Barry Cain of Record Mirror wrote in a review that Tejas was highlighted by the songs Arrested For Driving While Blind and El Diablo He states that El Diablo had struck him as being about the most haunting song he ever come across 9 Cain also praised the vocals and guitar playing of Billy Gibbons on the album Track listing EditAll tracks are written by Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill and Frank Beard except where noted Side oneNo TitleLead vocalsLength1 It s Only Love Gibbons Hill4 242 Arrested for Driving While Blind Gibbons3 053 El Diablo Gibbons4 204 Snappy Kakkie Gibbons2 565 Enjoy and Get It On Gibbons3 23 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Lead vocalsLength1 Ten Dollar Man Hill3 422 Pan Am Highway Blues Gibbons Hill3 153 Avalon Hideaway Hill3 074 She s a Heartbreaker Gibbons3 025 Asleep in the Desert Gibbonsinstrumental3 24Personnel EditZZ TopBilly Gibbons guitar vocals harmonica Dusty Hill bass vocals Frank Beard drums percussionAdditional personnelLenny Solomon violin She s a Heartbreaker Production Edit Producer Bill Ham Engineer Terry Manning Mastering Larry Nix Photography Lee and Lesser Album concept Bill Ham Album design Bill NarumCharts EditChart 1977 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 10 72United States Billboard 200 17Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 11 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit Billboard November 20 1976 page 66 London Promo for ZZ Top Tejas LP ships Nov 29th Joe Bosso June 2013 Billy Gibbons talks ZZ Top The Complete Studio Albums 1970 1990 Musicradar com Retrieved 8 June 2021 Gallucci Michael New ZZ Top Box Will Include Original Mixes of First 10 Albums Ultimateclassicrock com Retrieved May 2 2013 Tejas at AllMusic Christgau Robert 1981 Consumer Guide 70s Z Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Robertchristgau com Ticknor amp Fields ISBN 089919026X Retrieved March 9 2019 1 dead link Cross Charles R 2004 ZZ Top In Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed Simon amp Schuster pp 907 8 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Riegal Richard April 1977 ZZ Top Tejas London Creem London Cain Barry 19 February 1977 ZZ Top Tejas London LDU 1 Record Mirror Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 348 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 American album certifications ZZ Top Tejas Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved December 9 2019 External links EditTen Dollar Man on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tejas album amp oldid 1136651147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
