Shaver Gets Spiritual

06/13/07
. (PR) Billy Joe Shaver�s been thinking about making a spiritual album for a long time, but like everything in his life, he approaches spirituality on his own terms. �Somebody called this album �honky tonk Gospel,�� Shaver says chuckling. �I kinda like that.� Shaver is describing Everybody�s Brother, his August 7, 2007 release on Compadre Records, a division of Mathew Knowles� Music World Entertainment.

Producer John Carter Cash, son of Shaver�s pal Johnny Cash, added his own studio polish to the project, while capturing all the rowdy energy of Shaver�s live performances. Cash commented: ��Billy Joe Shaver is the last of his breed. Since I was a young child, I have known him, and now having the chance to work with him in the studio as a producer, I have learned his heart. Billy Joe is the kind of man who will go the extra mile for a friend... Give his coat when asked for his shirt. I love Billy Joe, and will always treasure the memories of working with him.�

The songs on Everybody�s Brother deal with love, loss, mortality and the hereafter, all viewed from Shaver�s unique perspective. �Get Thee Behind Me Satan� opens the album with a bang. John Anderson trades off on lead vocals and adds his harmonies to the chorus on the bluesy rocker. Anderson recently joined Shaver at a Civil War-era church in Shelbyville, TN to shoot a video for the track.

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