^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). In Brackett, Nathan Hoard, Christian (eds.). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. 'New ZZ Top Box Will Include Original Mixes of First 10 Albums'. 'Billy Gibbons talks ZZ Top: The Complete Studio Albums (1970-1990)'. ^ Billboard, November 20, 1976, page 66, 'London Promo for ZZ Top 'Tejas'',.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Lenny Solomon – violin ('She's a Heartbreaker')Ĭharts Weekly chart performance for Tejas Chart (1976–1977)Īustralian Albums ( Kent Music Report) Ĭertifications Certifications for Tejas Region.Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals, harmonica.Cain also praised the vocals and guitar playing of Billy Gibbons on the album.

He states that 'El Diablo' had 'struck him as being about the most haunting song he ever come across'. He compared the album to that of Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive!, but observes that Tejas might outsell Frampton.īarry Cain of Record Mirror wrote in a review that Tejas was highlighted by the songs 'Arrested For Driving While Blind' and 'El Diablo'. but with greater immediacy than the I'm-all-dressed-up-in-my-Roy-Rogers-cowboy-suit Eagles'. In a contemporaneous review of the album Richard Riegel of Creem called Tejas an album that 'sings of those Southwestern lyrical staples. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores 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). Tejas was released as a digital download on '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 remix version created controversy among fans because it significantly changed the instrument balance and the sound of the instruments, especially the drums. In 1987, a digitally remixed version of the recording was released on CD and the original 1976 mix version was discontinued. Tejas was produced by Bill Ham and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. 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. It was still pre-digital, but there was better gear that was more readily available. The equipment was becoming more modernized, and the way that music was being recorded was different – things were moving faster. (laughs) It may be representative of how rapidly things were changing in the studio. 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. Problems playing this file? See media help.įrontman Billy Gibbons said about the album:

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