Billy Joe Shaver discography explained

Artist:	Billy Joe Shaver
Studio:	17
Live:	8
Compilation:	9
Singles:	20
Music Videos:	6

This is a detailed discography for American outlaw country music singer Billy Joe Shaver. His first six albums were credited to him under his full name, but starting with 1993's Tramp On Your Street albums were credited to the band Shaver (composed of Billy Joe and his son Eddy Shaver on guitar). Following Eddy's death in 2000 and the release of The Earth Rolls On in 2001, albums were once again credited only to Billy Joe Shaver. In all, this discography comprises 17 studio albums, 8 live albums and 9 compilation albums, with 20 singles released. Billy Joe has appeared on a variety of record labels over the years.

Studio Albums

1970s, 1980s and 1990s

Title	Album details	Peak positions	Notes
		US Country
Old Five And Dimers Like Me	Release date: 1973^[1] Label: Monument Records	–	Debut album, produced by Kris Kristofferson.^[2]
When I Get My Wings	Release date: 1976 Label: Capricorn Records	–
Gypsy Boy	Release date: 1977 Label: Capricorn Records	–
I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal... But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday	Release date: April 1981^[3] Label: Columbia Records	–
Billy Joe Shaver	Release date: July 1982 Label: Columbia Records	–
Salt Of The Earth	Release date: 1987 Label: Columbia Records	–
Tramp On Your Street	Release date: August 1993^[4] Label: Praxis Entertainment/Zoo Entertainment/BMG Music	–	First album credited just to the band "Shaver."
Highway Of Life	Release date: July 1996 Label: Justice Records	–
Victory	Release date: July 1998^[5] Label: New West Records	–
Electric Shaver	Release date: May 1999^[6] Label: New West Records	–
Honky Tonk Heroes	Release date: 1999^[7] Label: Pedernales Records/FreeFalls Entertainment	–	Contains new recordings of ten Billy Joe Shaver songs, featuring Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson, with Billy Joe and Eddy Shaver. Sessions began in 1989 but remained unreleased for a decade.^[8]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Notes
US Country		US	US Heat	US Indie	US Christ
The Earth Rolls On	Release date: April 2001^[9] Label: New West Records	—	—	—	—	—	Last studio album credited to the band "Shaver."
Freedom's Child	Release date: November 2002^[10] Label: Compadre Records	—	—	—	—	—	First album credited solely to Billy Joe Shaver since 1987's Salt Of The Earth.
Billy And The Kid	Release date: August 2004 Label: Compadre Records	—	—	—	—	—	Contains mostly songs composed by Billy Joe's son Eddy that were completed by Billy Joe after Eddy's death.^[11]
The Real Deal	Release date: September 2005^[12] Label: Compadre Records	—	—	—	—	—	Contains a re-recorded version of "Live Forever" featuring Big & Rich, for which a music video was also shot.^[13]
Everybody's Brother	Release date: September 2007^[14] Label: Compadre Records	—	—	—	—	50	Gospel album featuring duets with Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Tanya Tucker, John Anderson, Marty Stuart, Randy Scruggs and Bill Miller.
Long In The Tooth	Release date: August 2014^[15] Label: Lightning Rod Records	19	157	4	23	—	Final studio album released during Billy Joe's lifetime.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live Albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions	Notes
		US Country
Unshaven: Shaver Live At Smith's Olde Bar	Release date: June 1995^[16] Label: Praxis Entertainment/Zoo Entertainment/BMG Music	–
Live From Down Under	Release date: 2002^[17] Label: Sphincter Records	–	A live album featuring both Billy Joe Shaver and Kinky Friedman performing in Australia. Initially released in 2002 and reissued in 2003 as a two disc set. An "abbreviated" single disc version was released in October 2021 by Omnivore Recordings as Live Down Under.^[18]
Try And Try Again: Live	Release date: 2003^[19] Label: Compadre Records	–	Recorded live at the KUT-FM Studios in Austin, TX during summer 2003. Titled as Try And Try Again on the cover, Live: Try And Try Again on the spine, and Try And Try Again: Live on the disc itself.^[20]
A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver: Live	Release date: May 2005^[21] Label: Compadre Records	–	Contains live performances of Billy Joe Shaver's songs by Billy Joe himself as well as various other artists paying tribute to him for his 65th birthday in August 2004.
Live From Austin, TX	Release date: June 2006^[22] Label: New West Records	–	Originally recorded and broadcast in 1984 as a part of Austin City Limits. Initially released in a DVD-only iteration in 2006, reissued in a CD/DVD combo pack in 2012.^[23]
Storyteller: Live At The Bluebird 1992	Release date: September 2007^[24] Label: Sugar Hill Records	–	Live acoustic performance featuring Billy Joe and Eddy Shaver that was recorded in January 1992.
Live At Billy Bob's, TX	Release date: July 2012^[25] Label: Smith Music Group	–	Recorded live at Billy Bob's Texas in September 2011. Contains studio renditions of "Wacko From Waco" and "The Git Go" at the end of the album.
Hurry Up And Wait (Live, Charleston, West Virginia '95)	Release date: November 2020^[26] Label: Fried Bananas	–	Archival live album recorded by the band "Shaver."^[27]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation Albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions	Notes
		US Country
Honky Tonk Heroes	Release date: 1994^[28] Label: Bear Family Records	–	Contains the entirety of the albums When I Get My Wings and Gypsy Boy on one disc, with three non-album singles included at the end.^[29]
Restless Wind: The Legendary Billy Joe Shaver 1973–1987	Release date: October 1995^[30] Label: Razor & Tie	–	Contains songs culled from Billy Joe's first six studio albums.
Greatest Hits	Release date: January 2007^[31] Label: Compadre Records	–	Composed of songs recorded by Billy Joe during his tenure at Compadre Records, which includes many live and studio re-recordings of his most famous songs.
The Complete Columbia Recordings	Release date: January 2013^[32] Label: Real Gone Music/Columbia Records	–	Contains the entirety of the albums I'm An Old Chunk Of Coal, Billy Joe Shaver and Salt Of The Earth, as well as a non-album single from the Billy Joe Shaver sessions.
When I Get My Wings/Gypsy Boy	Release date: April 2013^[33] Label: Raven Records	–	Contains the entirety of the albums When I Get My Wings and Gypsy Boy with three tracks from the album I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal at the end.
Shaver's Jewels: The Best Of Shaver	Release date: November 2013^[34] Label: New West Records	–	Composed of tracks from the five studio albums recorded by the band "Shaver" between 1993 and 2000.^[35]
The Essential Billy Joe Shaver	Release date: October 2015^[36] Label: Columbia/Legacy^[37]	–
The Collection	Release date: June 2019^[38] Label: Floating World Records	–	Contains the entirety of Billy Joe's albums Old Five And Dimers Like Me, I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal, Billy Joe Shaver and Salt Of The Earth on two discs.^[39]
When I Get My Wings/Gypsy Boy	Release date: April 2021^[40] Label: Classics France	–	Contains the entirety of the albums When I Get My Wings and Gypsy Boy with no extra tracks.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1970	"Chicken on the Ground"	—	—
1973	"I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train"	88	—	Old Five and Dimers Like Me
	"Black Rose"	—	—
1974	"Lately I Been Leanin' T'ward the Blues"	—	—
1976	"America You Are My Woman"	—	—	When I Get My Wings
1977	"You Asked Me To"	80	—	Gypsy Boy
1978	"Billy B Damned"	—	—
1981	"Blue Texas Waltz"	—	—	I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)
	"Ragged Old Truck"	—	—
	"When the Word Was Thunderbird"	—	—
1982	"Ride Me Down Easy"	—	—	Billy Joe Shaver
	"Amtrak (And Ain't Coming Back)"	—	—
	"One Moving Part"	—	—
1993	"The Hottest Thing in Town"	—	—	Tramp on Your Street
	"Live Forever"	—	96
1994	"Georgia on a Fast Train"	—	—
1996	"Comin' On Strong"	—	—	Highway of Life
2002	"Freedom's Child"	—	—	Freedom's Child
2007	"Get Thee Behind Me Satan"	—	—	Everybody's Brother
2011	"Wacko from Waco"	—	—	Live at Billy Bob's Texas
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1993	"The Hottest Thing in Town"	Steve Mims
	"Live Forever"^[41]	Steve Boyle
1994	"Georgia On a Fast Train"^[42]	Chris Rogers
1996	"Comin' On Strong"
2002	"Freedom's Child"
2005	"Live Forever"^[43]	Rick Schroder
2007	"Get Thee Behind Me Satan"^[44]	The Brads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver Albums and Discography. AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. September 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903185506/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-joe-shaver-mn0000072205/discography. live.
2. Web site: Robert Christgau: CG: Billy Joe Shaver. www.robertchristgau.com. Sep 26, 2022. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203404/https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Billy+Joe+Shaver. live.
3. Web site: LP Discography: Billy Joe Shaver - Discography. www.lpdiscography.com. Sep 26, 2022. October 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022124842/https://www.lpdiscography.com/?page=discography&interpret=323. live.
4. Web site: Shaver - Tramp on Your Street Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. February 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206054824/https://www.allmusic.com/album/tramp-on-your-street-mw0000100065. live.
5. Web site: Shaver - Victory Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. September 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903185507/https://www.allmusic.com/album/victory-mw0000599684. live.
6. Web site: Shaver - Electric Shaver Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. November 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125175736/https://www.allmusic.com/album/electric-shaver-mw0000666291. live.
7. Web site: Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson & Billy Joe Shaver - Honky Tonk Heroes. August 10, 1999 . Sep 26, 2022. www.discogs.com. January 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131224828/https://www.discogs.com/master/1082423-Willie-Nelson-Waylon-Jennings-Kris-Kristofferson-Billy-Joe-Shaver-Honky-Tonk-Heroes. live.
8. Web site: Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver - Honky Tonk Heroes Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. June 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180622191515/https://www.allmusic.com/album/honky-tonk-heroes-mw0000053691. live.
9. Web site: Shaver, Billy Joe Shaver - The Earth Rolls On Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. December 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201140039/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-earth-rolls-on-mw0000001902. live.
10. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Freedom's Child Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. September 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903185502/https://www.allmusic.com/album/freedoms-child-mw0000228449. live.
11. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Billy and the Kid Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. February 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206054816/https://www.allmusic.com/album/billy-and-the-kid-mw0000154738. live.
12. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - The Real Deal Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. September 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903185506/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-real-deal-mw0000396443. live.
13. Web site: Big & Rich, Shaver Film Video for "Live Forever" . 2022-09-26 . 2022-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203402/https://www.cmt.com/news/xuef4t/big-rich-shaver-film-video-for-live-forever . dead .
14. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Everybody's Brother Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. April 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407220825/https://www.allmusic.com/album/everybodys-brother-mw0000483436. live.
15. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Long in the Tooth Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. September 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903185506/https://www.allmusic.com/album/long-in-the-tooth-mw0002680689. live.
16. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Unshaven: Live at Smith's Olde Bar Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. February 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206054934/https://www.allmusic.com/album/unshaven-live-at-smiths-olde-bar-mw0000627934. live.
17. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver & Kinky Friedman - Live From Down Under. Sep 26, 2022. www.discogs.com. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203403/https://www.discogs.com/release/2871948-Billy-Joe-Shaver-Kinky-Friedman-Live-From-Down-Under. live.
18. Web site: Kinky Friedman, Billy Joe Shaver - Live Down Under Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203403/https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-down-under-mw0003571718. live.
19. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Try And Try Again Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. September 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903185506/https://www.allmusic.com/album/try-and-try-again-mw0000552788. live.
20. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Try And Try Again. Sep 26, 2022. www.discogs.com. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203403/https://www.discogs.com/release/6764849-Billy-Joe-Shaver-Try-And-Try-Again. live.
21. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. September 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903191009/https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-tribute-to-billy-joe-shaver-mw0000655432. live.
22. Web site: Archived copy . Amazon . 2022-09-26 . 2022-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203403/https://www.amazon.com/Live-Austin-Billy-Joe-Shaver/dp/B000F4RHW0/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1O2GQJP7GLLJ6&keywords=billy+joe+shaver+live+from+austin+tx+dvd&qid=1664220321&sprefix=billy+joe+shaver+live+from+austin+tx+dvd%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-7 . live .
23. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Live from Austin, TX Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. December 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215050056/https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-from-austin-tx-mw0002311625. live.
24. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Storyteller: Live at the Bluebird Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. February 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206152118/https://www.allmusic.com/album/storyteller-live-at-the-bluebird-mw0000489217. live.
25. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Live at Billy Bob's Texas Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. September 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903191008/https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-billy-bobs-texas-mw0002356484. live.
26. Web site: Hurry Up And Wait. Sep 26, 2022. Amazon. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203403/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hurry-Wait-Live-Charleston-Virginia/dp/B08ML9H741. live.
27. Web site: Hurry Up And Wait (Live, Charleston, West Virginia '95). Nov 3, 2020. Sep 26, 2022. open.spotify.com. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203404/https://open.spotify.com/album/5nz09Njd6n2eMUDPa5UifA. live.
28. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Honky Tonk Heroes Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. December 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204232824/https://www.allmusic.com/album/honky-tonk-heroes-mw0000176899. live.
29. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver CD: Honky Tonk Heroes (CD). Bear. Family. Bear Family Records. Sep 26, 2022. December 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202224249/https://www.bear-family.com/shaver-billy-joe-honky-tonk-heroes-cd.html. live.
30. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Restless Wind: The Legendary Billy Joe Shaver 1973-1987 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. July 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729042526/https://www.allmusic.com/album/restless-wind-the-legendary-billy-joe-shaver-1973-1987-mw0000646291. live.
31. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - Greatest Hits Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. April 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418165349/http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000550449. live.
32. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - The Complete Columbia Recordings Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. December 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206032245/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-columbia-recordings-mw0002469408. live.
33. Web site: Billy Joe Shaver - When I Get My Wings/Gypsy Boy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. November 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117113228/https://www.allmusic.com/album/when-i-get-my-wings-gypsy-boy-mw0002496878. live.
34. Web site: Shaver - Shaver's Jewels: The Best of Shaver Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. Sep 26, 2022. www.allmusic.com. December 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213175238/https://www.allmusic.com/album/shavers-jewels-the-best-of-shaver-mw0002582060. live.
35. Web site: Shaver - Shaver's Jewels [CD]]. New West Records. Sep 26, 2022. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203404/https://newwestrecords.com/products/billy-joe-shaver-shavers-jewels-cd. live.
36. Web site: Archived copy . Amazon . 2022-09-26 . 2022-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203427/https://www.amazon.com/music/player/browserWarning?0=%2Fplayer%2Falbums%2FB015U8RMXY&1=player%2Falbums%2FB015U8RMXY&subView=music&useHorizonte=true . live .
37. Web site: The Essential Billy Joe Shaver by Billy Joe Shaver. Jan 1, 1982. Sep 26, 2022. music.apple.com. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203407/https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-essential-billy-joe-shaver/1041315736. live.
38. Web site: Collection. Sep 26, 2019. Sep 26, 2022. Amazon. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203405/https://www.amazon.com/Collection-BILLY-JOE-SHAVER/dp/B07T4RYT4K/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1XV2KXJ3I6FR1&keywords=billy+joe+shaver+cd&qid=1664221269&sprefix=billy+joe+shaver+cd,aps,125&sr=8-3. live.
39. Web site: The Collection. Floating World Records. Sep 26, 2022. January 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120050558/https://floatingworldrecords.co.uk/products/the-collection-1. live.
40. Web site: When I Get My Winds / Gypsy Boy. Sep 26, 2021. Sep 26, 2022. Amazon. September 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926203406/https://www.amazon.com/When-Get-Winds-Gypsy-Boy/dp/B092YV2RSD/ref=tmm_acd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=. live.
41. Web site: CMT : Videos : Shaver : Live Forever. Country Music Television. September 12, 2011. October 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024085752/http://www.cmt.com/videos/shaver/305791/live-forever.jhtml. dead.
42. Web site: CMT : Videos : Shaver : Georgia On A Fast Train. Country Music Television. September 12, 2011. October 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101021065744/http://www.cmt.com/videos/shaver/383349/georgia-on-a-fast-train.jhtml. dead.
43. Web site: CMT : Videos : Billy Joe Shaver : Live Forever. Country Music Television. September 12, 2011. October 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024092511/http://www.cmt.com/videos/billy-joe-shaver/67259/live-forever.jhtml. dead.
44. Web site: CMT : Videos : Billy Joe Shaver : Get Thee Behind Me Satan. https://web.archive.org/web/20071203190045/http://www.cmt.com/videos/billy-joe-shaver/168063/get-thee-behind-me-satan.jhtml. dead. December 3, 2007. Country Music Television. September 12, 2011.