Studio Album · No. 5
Tejas Songwriting Credits by ZZ Top
Produced by Bill Ham · Engineered by Terry Manning, Larry Nix
London
Southern RockBlues RockBoogie Rock
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether ZZ Top carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by ZZ Top
0 tracksoutside writers
ZZ Top's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist90%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
3
Lyricists
1
Producers
1976
Released
Data Insight
Every track is the flat three-way credit, with no outside writer anywhere. "Asleep in the Desert" closes it as an instrumental, so it carries the writing credit and no lyric.
The 1976 album, the last before the band took a three-year break, and the last for London Records.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 8 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Tejas
Who wrote the songs on Tejas?
Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, credited together on all ten tracks.
How high did the singles chart?
"It's Only Love" reached number 44 on the Hot 100 and "Arrested for Driving While Blind" number 91.
Who produced it?
Bill Ham, with Terry Manning engineering and Larry Nix mastering.
How high did it chart?
Number 17 on the Billboard 200.
Which track is the instrumental?
"Asleep in the Desert", the closing track.
How did it sell?
The article publishes no sales or certification figure for it.
How long is the album?
34:38 across ten tracks.