Tejas

Tejas is the fifth album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in late November 1976. The title is the modern Spanish word for Texas, the band's home state. 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 sound of the instruments, especially the drums. The full album is currently unavailable on CD in its original Manning mix; however, the tracks "It's Only Love," "Arrested for Driving While Blind," "El Diablo," "Enjoy and Get It On," "She's a Heartbreaker" and "Asleep in the Desert" are available in their original mix on 2003's Chrome, Smoke & BBQ box set. "It's Only Love" and "Arrested for Driving While Blind" are also available on 2004's Rancho Texicano. This album was put up for download on Amazon.com's MP3 store and iTunes as a digital download in 2012, featuring the original mixes of the tracks that are on Chrome, Smoke & BBQ, and the 1987 remixes of the tracks that are not from that boxset.