Tejas is the fifth album

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 by American

United States

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 blues rock band ZZ Top

ZZ Top

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, released in late November 1976. The title is the modern Spanish

Spanish language

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 word for Texas

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Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, the band's home state.

Tejas was produced by Bill Ham

Bill Ham

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, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning

Terry Manning

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. In 1987 a digitally

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 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 sound of the instruments, especially drums. The full album is currently unavailable on CD in its original Manning mix (though tracks 1-3, 5, 9, and 10 are available in their original mix on 2003's Chrome, Smoke & BBQ

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 box set).

Track listing

All songs by Billy Gibbons

Billy Gibbons

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, Dusty Hill

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 and Frank Beard

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Frank Lee Beard is the drummer in the rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellars, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.Beard was born in...

, except where noted.

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

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – guitar
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  , vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass guitar
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  , keyboards
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  , vocals
• Frank Beard – drums
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  , percussion
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Production

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