Billy Joe Shaver - Real Deal

It seems like Billy Joe Shaver has done just about everything. He's written songs for countless artists from Elvis to Bob Dylan, starred in major Hollywood movies, was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame, and tapped to join Merle Haggard, Toby Keith, Jerry Lee Lewis, Shelby Lynne, and more for CMT's 'Outlaws Concert' in November. However, Billy Joe is not one to rest on his laurels. At age 65, he had added another first to his list of credits by finally taking a turn in the producer's chair for this album. For the Real Deal, his first studio album in three years, Shaver hunkered down in a Pedernales, TX, studio to record 14 out of 15 new tracks for the album. Compadre. 2005.

1) Live Forever (With Big and Rich)
2) There's No Fool Like An Old Fool
3) Livin and Lovin Lie
4) It Just Ain't There for Me No More
5) Jesus Christ Is Still the King
6) Sli'm Chance and the Can't Hardly Playboys (With Kevin Fowler)
7) I Changed My Mind
8) Sweet Melody
9) Valentine (With Nanci Griffith)
10) You Ought to Be with Me When I'm Alone
11) Down the Road By the Way
12) West Texas Waltz (With Kimmie Rhodes)
13) The Real Deal
14) If the Trailers a Rockin Don't Come Knockin
15) Try and Try Again
16) Aunt Jessies Chicken Ranch
17) Feliz Navidad