1. Rolling Stone
2. Get Thee Behind Me Satan
3. When I Get My Wings
4. Most Precious
5. Winning Again
6. No Earthly Good - Billy Joe Shaver, Cash, John R.
7. If You Don't Love Jesus
8. To Be Loved by a Woman
9. The Tough Get Going
10. The Greatest Man Alive
11. Played the Game Too Long
12. You'll Always Be My Best Friend
13. Jesus Is the Only One That Loves Us
14. Everybody's Brother
15. You Just Can't Beat Jesus Christ
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Spiritual songs have long been a strength of Billy Joe Shaver, the Texas songwriter championed by such stalwarts as Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson. Here, Shaver and producer John Carter Cash (son of Johnny and June) balance songs of sin and salvation with those of love and loss, as a reflection of how the deaths of his beloved mother, wife, and son have reinforced his religions faith. Guest vocals from John Anderson, Marty Stuart, Tanya Tucker, Kristofferson, and Cash (in a 1970 duet) enhance rather than compete with Shaver's rough-hewn vocals, while the American Indian instrumentation of Bill Miller on the title track deepens the spiritual resonance. For all of the stately reverence of "When I Get My Wings," Shaver displays his more rollicking, raucous side as well, particularly on "If You Don't Love Jesus" ("go to hell"). --Don McLeese
Album Description
Throughout 40-year career, Shaver has released 15 albums. Five-time Grammy award nominee. Songwriter Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Assoc. Member of Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Songs have been recorded by Elvis, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, among others. Producer John Carter Cash is the son of Johnny Cash and June Carter. Shaver wrote for Johnny Cash's publishing company in the late 1970s. The album features the Cash/Shaver duet You Can't Beat Jesus Christ recorded during those years. Other guests include country music starts Kris Kristofferson, Tanya Tucker, John Anderson, Marty Stuart, Randy Scruggs, and Native American singer/songwriter Bill Miller. This is Billy Joe's first new studio album in two years. Shaver has suffered extraordinary loss during his life: he was abandoned at birth by his mother, raised by grandmother, quit school in 8th grade, lost three fingers at 21 in saw mill accident, joined Navy, married five times to two different women, his mother, wife, and son all died within a year and a half. Regardless, he maintains a positive outlook thanks to his faith.
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Everybody's Brother
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2007-09-25)
- Publisher: Compadre Records
- Label: Compadre Records
- Format: Enhanced
- Studio: Compadre Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 6 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #14991
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Summary: As pure as it gets 2008-01-23
Comment: If you want to hear music that is from the heart and raw, then this CD is for you. I enjoy music that isn't tweaked to sound pretty or "top 40". This man has gone through some stuff and you hear it in his music. Also, he has influenced just about everyone of this genre of music. ALERT!!! There is an extended version of this CD out there so don't miss out on a few extra songs like I unfortunately did.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: best of 07 2007-12-06
Comment: this is in my opinion the best album of 2007 and the best i've heard for a long time......not one bad song on the cd.......i listen to it nearly everyday!!! Great work!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Honky Tonk Hero shows his Spiritual Side 2007-11-21
Comment: It's hard not to be a long time country music fan without hearing a Billy Joe Shaver song. In the 70's Waylon Jennings did a whole album of Shaver's music. And, since then, nearly everybody has covered at least one of his songs - Rockers, Country, Blues, Folk; they have all done one or two.
Shaver has always unleashed his emotions in his music. And a whole lot of his songs have covered the ups and downs of a rambling honky-tonk lifestyle. Yet throughout all of his music there were numerous references to his Christian roots and his long term spiritual values.
This album uncovers the veneer and pushes his values to front and center. There may be some who are turned off by the overtly fundamentalist Christian messages. The music speaks for itself. But, if you are a Christian (I am)and you too have walked down some tonky-tonk paths (I have), you are going to love every track on this work.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Billy Joe Shaver [EVERYBODY'S BROTHER] 2007-11-16
Comment: Billy Joe is still going STRONG! everyone in the USA should listen
to the title track EVERYBODY'S BROTHER. It has a real strong message.
what a better world this would be if everyone lived like this, used to be like this in the USA. when people had respect for one another! God Bless America and God Bless Billy Joe Shaver for this very STRONG message
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: One of Billy Joe's best 2007-10-29
Comment: I've been a fan of Billy Joe for many years and I have every CD he has released. I have listened to this album many times since I purchased it and I have to say that this is definately one of his best; not to far behind his very best, Tramp on Your Street. Billy Joe is one of the best and most consistant songwriters today. If you are a fan don't hesitate to buy this. If you are new to Billy Joe this is as good a place to start as any.
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