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The Greatest Hits (Texas Album)
''The Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by Scottish rock band Texas, released on 23 October 2000. It was the band's first greatest hits album, featuring songs spanning their career from 1989 to 2000. Three new singles were also included: "In Demand", "Inner Smile" and " Guitar Song". Two extra bonus tracks appear on the UK edition of the album that do not appear on the international edition. In territories where the group did not chart any major hits, the album was simply renamed ''Song Book''. Four previously released songs (" So in Love with You", "So Called Friend", "Everyday Now" and "Prayer for You") were also re-recorded for this album. ''The Greatest Hits'' peaked at number one in the UK, becoming the band's third album to do so. It has been certified 6× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British recorded music industry's Trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards, the Classic BRIT Awards, National Album Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas (band)
Texas are a Scottish alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ... band from Glasgow. They were founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway) and Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee. They took their name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie ''Paris, Texas (film), Paris, Texas''. The band released their debut album ''Southside (Texas album), Southside'' in 1989, along with the debut single "I Don't Want a Lover", which was a top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top ten of the charts in many other European countries. ''Southside'' entered at number three on the UK Albums Chart and number 88 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Don't Want A Lover
"I Don't Want a Lover" is the debut single of Scottish band Texas, taken from their first album, '' Southside'' (1989). The music starts with blues slide guitar followed by a throbbing rhythm section before the vocals break in. It was released on 23 January 1989 and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In 2001, Norwegian production team Stargate remixed and re-released the song to promote ''The Greatest Hits'' compilation album. Released on 9 July 2001, this version peaked at number 16 on the UK chart. Critical reception In an ironic review of 4 February 1989 the Phil Cheeseman, reviewer of British music newspaper '' Record Mirror'', chided the song for lack of individuality. He wrote: "It Begins brightly with some welcome slide guitar work but even before its slide towards American FM rock you're already scouring the sleeve in a vague attempt to find something, anything of interest". Track listings Original release 7-inch, mini-CD, and cassette single :A. "I Don't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say What You Want
"Say What You Want" is a song by Scottish rock band Texas, written by band members Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri. It was the first single to be released from the group's fourth studio album, ''White on Blonde'' (1997). Released in January 1997, it is the band's biggest hit commercially, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. As of February 2015 the single has sold 451,000 copies in United Kingdom. The accompanying music video released to promote the single shows lead singer Sharleen Spiteri in a futuristic room. In 1998, Texas collaborated with Wu-Tang Clan members Method Man and RZA to remix the song as "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)". This version features Method Man and RZA on vocals and was released as a single in March 1998, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and reaching the top 10 in Iceland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Both version of the song are included on Texas's 2000 compilation album, '' The Greatest Hits''. Critical re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southside (Texas Album)
''Southside'' is the debut album by Scottish rock band Texas. It was released on 13 March 1989. It peaked at no. 3 in the UK Albums Chart and within three weeks of release was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. Worldwide, ''Southside'' has sold over 2 million copies. Background and release The album's first single "I Don't Want a Lover" was released on 23 January 1989 and peaked at no. 8 in the UK Singles Chart. Following the release of the album in March of that year, which entered the UK Albums Chart at no.3, further singles from the album were less successful. The second single, "Thrill Has Gone", peaked at no. 60, while a third single, "Everyday Now", fared little better at no. 44. Despite this, a fourth single, "Prayer for You", was released on 13 November but stalled at no. 73 in the UK. Despite only one hit single, the album spent 29 weeks on the charts. The album cover art was derived from the poster art for the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny McElhone
John Francis McElhone (born 21 April 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish guitarist and songwriter. He has played with three bands who have enjoyed a top-20 presence in the UK Singles Chart; the new wave bands Altered Images and Hipsway, and the alternative/pop rock band Texas. Altered Images and Texas have had top-20 UK Albums Chart hits. McElhone contributed the musical part of co-writing the bulk of Texas's material. He is the son of Scottish Labour MPs Frank and Helen McElhone. He is the father of child actor Jack McElhone, who co-starred with Gerard Butler and Emily Mortimer in the 2004 film ''Dear Frankie ''Dear Frankie'' is a 2004 British drama film directed by Shona Auerbach and starring Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Jack McElhone, and Sharon Small. The screenplay by Andrea Gibb focuses on a young single mother whose love for her son prompts h ...''. References External linksIMDb Biography*''British Hit Singles'' - 14th Edition - *''The Guinness Book of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharleen Spiteri
Sharleen Eugene Spiteri (born 7 November 1967) is a Scottish singer and guitarist, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Texas (band), Texas. She has a contralto vocal range. In 2013, Texas's worldwide album sales were counted at 40 million records. Texas returned from their hiatus in 2013 with ''The Conversation (Texas album), The Conversation'', which debuted at No. 4 on the UK Album Chart, No. 3 on their native Scottish Album Charts as well as No. 8 in France. A 25th-anniversary album followed in 2015 entitled ''Texas 25'', followed by the band's ninth studio album, ''Jump on Board'' (2017), which achieved mainstream chart success, topping the albums charts in Scotland and debuting within the top ten in France, the United Kingdom and Belgium. Their tenth studio album, ''Hi (Texas album), Hi'' was released in May 2021 and became their highest charting album in the UK since 1999s ''The Hush'', reaching number three on the official UK Albums Chart, number one on the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British recorded music industry's Trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards, the Classic BRIT Awards, National Album Day, is home to the Mercury Prize, and co-owns the Official Charts Company with the Entertainment Retailers Association, and awards UK music sales through the BRIT Certified Awards. Structure Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all three "major" record companies in the UK (Warner Music UK, Sony Music UK, & Universal Music UK), and over 450 independent record labels and small to medium-sized music businesses. The BPI council is the management and policy forum of the BPI. It is chaired by the chair of BPI, and includes the chief executive, chief operating officer (COO) and the general counsel. In addition it includes 12 representatives from the recorded music sector, six from major labels, two each from the three major companies, and six from the independent sector, which are selected by votin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prayer For You
"Prayer For You" is the fourth and final single to be taken from the album ''Southside'' by Scottish band Texas. Despite a variety of formats it failed to make the UK Singles Chart Top 40 - only managing to reach #73. Track listing CD1 (TEX CD4) #"Prayer For You" - 4:47 #"I Don't Want a Lover "I Don't Want a Lover" is the debut single of Scottish band Texas, taken from their first album, ''Southside'' (1989). The music starts with blues slide guitar followed by a throbbing rhythm section before the vocals break in. It was released on ..." (Live) - 6:29 #"Return" - 3:10 #"Prayer For You" (Acoustic Version) - 3:41 *''"I Don't Want a Lover"'' was recorded live at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. CD2 'Remixes' (TXCDR 4) #"Prayer For You" (Southside Remix) - 5:19 #"Prayer For You" (Northside Remix) - 6:51 Charts References {{Authority control 1989 singles Texas (band) songs Songs written by Johnny McElhone Songs written by Sharleen Spiteri Phonogram Records singles 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyday Now
"Everyday Now" is a song by Scottish band Texas. It was first recorded for the band's 1989 extended play (EP) of the same name and was released as a single on 24 July 1989 from their debut album, '' Southside'' (1989). The song debuted at number 58 on the UK Singles Charts and later peaked at number 44. The song has been described as "a bluesy ballad which drips with soul"."Texas - The Greatest Hits", ''New Straits Times'', 3 December 2000 A re-recorded version of the song if included on Texas's 2000 compilation album, '' The Greatest Hits'', and a live version of the song appears the album '' The BBC Sessions''. Track listings 7-inch and cassette single :A. "Everyday Now" :B. "Waiting for the Fall" 12-inch single :A1. "Everyday Now" :B1. "Faith" :B2. "Waiting for the Fall" CD single # "Everyday Now" # "Waiting for the Fall" # "Future Is Promises" (recorded at 'Out of the Blue' Studios) # "Fool for Love" (recorded live my Radio Clyde Radio Clyde is a group of two Indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Called Friend
"So Called Friend" a song by Scottish band Texas, released as the lead single from their third studio album, '' Ricks Road'' (1993), on 30 August 1993. It reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number four in Portugal. The song was the theme song of the TV series '' Ellen''. Track listings 7-inch and cassette single # "So Called Friend" – 3:45 # "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57 CD1 # "So Called Friend" – 3:45 # "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57 # "Tonight I Stay with You" – 4:12 # "I've Been Missing You" – 3:15 CD2 # "So Called Friend" – 3:45 # "You're the One I Want It For" – 4:57 # "Mothers Heaven" (French remix) – 4:13 # " Tired of Being Alone" – 2:59 Charts References {{Authority control 1993 singles 1993 songs Ellen (TV series) Songs written by Johnny McElhone Songs written by Sharleen Spiteri Television talk show theme songs Texas (band) songs Vertigo Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So In Love With You (Texas Song)
"So in Love with You" was the third and final UK single (two further singles being released in Germany) to be taken from Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ... band Texas' third studio album, Ricks Road. It was the biggest hit from the album and reached #28 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1994. Track listing * 7" vinyl & cassette single (TEXAS 11 / TEXCM 11) #"So in Love with You" – 4:46 #"So in Love with You" (Instrumental Version) – 4:46 (To date the 'Instrumental Version' has not appeared on CD.) * CD1 (TEXCD 11 / 858 237-2) #"So in Love with You" – 4:46 #" So Called Friend" – 3:44 #" One Love" – 2:35 #" You Owe It All to Me" – 3:38 (Tracks 2,3 and 4 are a BBC Radio 1 session recorded live at the Carnegie Deli in New York City.) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
