''Ricks Road'' is the third album by Scottish rock band

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. The album was released on 1 November 1993 by Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 18 in the UK and spent two weeks on the

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. It was certified Silver (for 60,000 copies sold) by the

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in October 1997. In Australia, the album peaked at number 96 on the

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. The album included three UK Top 40 singles; "

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 ...

" (#30), "

You Owe It All to Me "You Owe It All to Me" is a song by Scottish band Texas, released as the second single from their third studio album, ''Ricks Road'' (1993). It reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1993. Music video The music video for the track " ...

" (#39), and " So in Love with You" (#28).

Track listing

All songs written by

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and

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except as indicated.

International release

US/Canadian release

# "So Called Friend" # "Fade Away" # "Listen to Me" # "You Owe It All to Me" # "Beautiful Angel" # "So in Love with You" # "You've Got to Live a Little" # "I Want to Go to Heaven" # "Hear Me Now" # "Fearing These Days" # "

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" (

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) # "Winters End"

Personnel

Texas *Sharleen Spiteri – vocals, guitar *Ally McErlaine – guitar *Johnny McElhone – bass *Eddie Campbell – piano, Wurlitzer, B3 organ, backing vocals *Richard Hynd – drums, percussion Other personnel * Assistant engineers – Chris Laidlan, Matt Westfield, Pete Lewis * Engineering and mixing – Ed Thacker * Mastering –

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* Producer – Paul Fox * String arrangements – Campbell, Jimmy Z, McElhone, Fox

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

{{Authority control 1993 albums Texas (band) albums Mercury Records albums Vertigo Records albums Albums produced by Paul Fox (record producer)