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Texas: The Graetest Hits

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Mercury Records
Released: 2001.09.01
Time:
 65:59
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.texas.uk.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2002.06.18
Price in €: 10,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] I Don't Want a Lover (McElhone/Spiteri) - 5:02
[2] In Demand (Austin/McElhone/Spiteri) - 4:25
[3] Say What You Want (McElhone/Spiteri) - 3:51
[4] Summer Son (Campbell/Hodgens/McElhone/Spiteri) - 4:04
[5] Inner Smile (Alexander/McElhone/Nowles/Spiteri) - 3:52
[6] So in Love With You (McElhone/Spiteri) - 4:19
[7] Black Eyed Boy (Campbell/Hodgens/Hynd/McElhone/Spilteri/Spiteri) - 3:17
[8] So Called Friend (McElhone/Spiteri) - 3:46
[9] Everyday Now (McElhone/Spiteri) - 4:19
[10] In Our Lifetime (McElhone/Spiteri) - 4:06
[11] Halo (McElhone/Spiteri) - 4:09
[12] Guitar Song (Gainsbourg/McElhone/Spiteri) - 3:56
[13] Prayer for You (McElhone/Spiteri) - 4:19
[14] When We Are Together (McElhone/Spiteri) - 3:23
[15] Put Your Arms Around Me (Hodgens/McElhone/Spiteri/Stewart) - 4:32
[16] Say What You Want [All Day Every Day] (McElhone/Spiteri/Clifford/Smith/Diggs) featuring Method Man & RZA - 4:39

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


SHARLEEN SPITERI - Guitar, Programming, Background Vocals, Producer
EDDIE CAMPBELL - Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, String Arrangements, Producer
RICHARD HYND - Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Producer
STUART KERR - Drums, Background Vocals, Producer
JOHNNY MCELHONE - Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, String Arrangements, Producer
ALLY MCERLAINE - Guitar, Sampled Guitar, Producer

CRAIG ARMSTRONG - Arranger, Keyboards
DALLAS AUSTIN - Keyboards, Producer
TERRY DISLEY - Keyboards, Programming
GUILIANO GIZZI - Guitar
WIX - Keyboards
KENNY MAC DONALD - Drums, Programming, Engineer, Mixing
TOMI MARTIN - Guitar
ALEX SILVA - Keyboards, Programming
RICK NOWLES - Keyboards
TOM KNIGHT - Drums
PAUL SMITH - Guitar
MARTIN GREENE - Arranger
LAWRENCE JOHNSON - Background Vocals, Choir Arrangement
ROBERT HODGENS - Background Vocals
DEBRA KILLINGS - Background Vocals

GREGG ALEXANDER - Producer
TIM PALMER - Producer
DAVE STEWART - Producer
RZA - Keyboards, Programming, Producer
MIKE HEDGES - Producer
BOILERHOUSE BOYS - Producer
JOHNNY MAC - Producer, Remixing, Mixing
SIMON VINESTOCK - Engineer
ANDY BRADFIELD - Mixing
MARK "Spike" STENT - Mixing
ASH HOWES - Mixing
RICK SHEPPARD - Programming
PAUL ANTHONY TAYLOR - Programming
MARK 1 - Scratching
JUERGEN TELLER - Photography

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


2001 CD Mercury 548279



Texas always seemed out of place, from the moment they released their debut 'til the time they hit the big-time with White on Blonde in the second half of the '90s. They may have been able to gain momentum from Brit-pop, but they didn't really belong, since their sensibility was far too soulful and classy, borrowing equally from the smooth soul of the '70s, Americana fascinations, and, in a roundabout way, the sophisti-pop of the '80s. Still, they were professional, stylish, and, thanks to Sharleen Spiterri, sexy, which meant they did make sense in the aftermath of Brit-pop, even if they were a bit out of step. As the splendid Song Book proves, they could even have made it into the American mainstream if they had received a push on adult alternative pop/rock radio, since they were melodic, classy, and solid. They never were groundbreaking, but they were professionals, and even if this hits collection has a couple of run-of-the-mill cuts, at its best — "Say What You Want," "Black Eyed Boy," "In Our Lifetime" — it's as good as mainstream post-alternative adult pop gets. For European listeners, this is certainly a snapshot of the times, and for Americans, this is a good way to get acquainted with a minor treasure.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide
© 1992 - 2002 AEC One Stop Group, Inc.



Scotland's Texas were in danger of becoming one-hit wonders following their failure to capitalise on their Top Ten debut single - 1989's "I Don't Want A Lover" - through the early Nineties. Faced with a career crisis, Sharleen Spiteri and writing partner Johnny McElhone began tinkering with their sound and employing modern technology. Cue 1996's massively successful White On Blonde album and a rush of hit songs. "I Don't Want A Lover", with its tired slide riff hasn't worn well, nor have the other pre-watershed songs here like "Everyday Now", "So Called Friend" and "Prayer For You". Nevertheless there are a dozen prime examples of stylised, updated Motown ("Say What You Want", "Black Eyed Boy", "When We Are Together") showcasing the band's song-writing rebirth. Add a pair of fresh numbers co-written with Dallas Austin (the sweet shuffle of "In Demand") and Greg Alexander (the lipglossed "Inner Smile") and The Greatest Hits becomes a weighty pop collection.

Mike Pattenden - Amazon.co.uk
 

 L y r i c s


I DON'T WANT A LOVER

I don't want a lover
I just need a friend
I don't want a lover
I just need a friend
You can't just leave me
To face life on my own
I know you don't love me no more
I knew when its cuts so deep
It's true I still want you
But the harder I try
The more I seem to lose

I don't want a lover
I just need a friend
I've had time to recoer

Now that I know it wasn't love
It's always a derrerent story
When it's me who's in the wrong
But you can't have it all
Casuse I'm the one who's strong
I've already been hurt before
Once but never again
I know the time will come
That's when you'II need me then

I don't want a lover
I just need a friend
I've had time to recover
Now I know it wasn't love

I don't want a lover
I just need a prayer
I know you never cared
Now that I know it wasn't love
You don't even care
About what I'm saying
You don't even think
What you're doing

All you see is what you want it to be
But in there's just no room for me
I don't want a lover
I just need a friend
I've had time to recover
Now that I know it wasn't love

I don't want a lover
I just need a prayer
I know you never cared
Now that I know it wasn't love


IN DEMAND

When we were together I was blown away
Just like paper from a fan
But you would act like I was just a kid
Like we were never gonna' last

But now I've got someone who cares for me, (yeah)
Wrote my name in silver sands
I think you know you've lost the love of your life
(you said) I was the best you've ever had

Because I'm in demand, (hey)

Your'e thinking of the way you should've of held my, (hand)
and all the times you'd say you didn't understand
You never had our love written in your, (plans)

But now I'm In Demand

I never think you saw the best of me (ahh haa haa haa)
There's a side you'll never know
'cos love and loving are two different things (ahh haa haa haa)
Set your sights far too low

But now i've got someone who cares for me, (yeah)
He wrote my name in silver sands
I think you know you've lost the love of your life
(you said) I was the best you've ever had

Because I'm in demand, (hey)

You're thinking of the way you should've held my (hand)
and all the times you'd say you didn't understand
You never had our love written in your plans

But now I'm in demand

Your'e thinking of the way you should've of held my, (hand)
and all the times you'd say you didn't understand
You never had our love written in your, (plans)

But now I'm in demand

It's only when I fall asleep
I see that winning smile
When my dreams just move along
You've lost the race by miles

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Stay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Because I'm in demand
Your'e thinking of the way you should've of held my, (hand)
and all the times you'd say you didn't understand
You never had our love written in your, (plans)

but now I'm in demand, (yeah)
You know I'm in demand
(say you're in demand)
You know I'm in demand, (yeah)

Always in demand, (yeah)

Never had our love written in your plans

You know I'm in demand


SAY WHAT YOU WANT

Twenty seconds on the back time.
I feel you're on the run.
Never lived too long to make right.
I see you're doing fine.
And when I get that feeling.
I can no longer slide I can no longer run.
And when I get that feeling.
I can no longer hide for it's no longer fun.

Well you can say what you want .
But it won't change my mind.
I'll feel the same about you.
And you can tell me you're reasons.
But it won't change my feelings.
I'll feel the same about you.

What I am is what you want to be .
Now that I'm not there.
Took the tables away from you.
It's turned and I don't care.
And when I get that feeling.
I can no longer slide I can no longer run.
And when I get that feeling.
I can no longer hide for it's no longer fun.

Well you can say what you want .
But it won't change my mind.
I'll feel the same about you.
And you can tell me you're reasons.
But it won't change my feelings.
I'll feel the same about you.

I've said goodnight try to sleep tight .
Just dream of me.
Go close your eyes cause I've closed mine.
The sun will shine from time to time.
When you dream of me.

Well you can say what you want .
But it won't change my mind.
I'll feel the same about you.
And you can tell me you're reasons.
But it won't change my feelings.
I'll feel the same about you.


SUMMER SON

I'm tired of telling the story.
Tired of telling it your way.
Yeh I know what I saw.
I know that I found the floor.

Before you take my heart, reconsider.
Before you take my heart, recondider.
I've opened the door, I've opened the door.

Here comes the summer's son.
He burns my skin.
I ached again I'm over you.

I though I had a dream to hold.
Maybe that has gone.
Your hands reach out and tell me still.
But this feels so wrong.

Before you take my heart, reconsider.
Before you take my heart, recondider.
I've opened the door, I've opened the door.

Here comes the summer's son.
He burns my skin.
I ached again I'm over you.
Here comes the winter's rain.
To cleanse my skin.
I wake again I'm over you.

Before you take my heart, reconsider.
Before you take my heart, recondider.
I've opened the door, I've opened the door.

Here comes the summer's son.
He burns my skin.
I ached again I'm over you.
Here comes the winter's rain.
To cleanse my skin.
I wake again I'm over you.


INNERSMILE

One, two, three, four
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (oh yeah)
You gave me something like loving
And took me in so soon
You took my feelings for nothing
Came back at noon
And just maybe, I'm ready
To show myself to you

So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah

'Cos you make me feel
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
'Cos you make me feel wild
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You touch my inner smile
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
You got me in the mood
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
So come on make your move and free me

You make my wishes as much as
Your kisses make me blue
If I'm a river, where will you skate away to
But maybe, I'm ready, I'm falling into you

So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah

'Cos you make me feel
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
'Cos you make me feel wild
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You touch my inner smile
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
You got me in the mood
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
So come on make your move and free me
(Free me, free me)

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, yeah, yeah

'Cos you make me feel
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
'Cos you make me feel wild
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You touch my inner smile
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
You got me in the mood
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
So come on make your move
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And touch my inner smile
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Come and get my inner smile, smile, smile, ye-yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Sometimes I need to be alone (oh ye-yeah)
There's times I need for you to phone (oh)
Sometimes you make me feel so high
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
There's times I ask myself why
Sometimes I need to be alone


SO IN LOVE WITH YOU

i'm so in love with you
whether it is right or it's wrong
i'm too weak to be strong
i'm so in love with you
well you say you need something
to help you when you're down to take your fears away
yeh you say you'd do anything
to keep your feet off the ground
and help you on your way
you're all i need
yeh you are all that i need
i'm so in love with you
i'm so in love with you
whether it is right or it's wrong
i'm too weak to be strong
i'm so in love with you
when you see your reflection
you say it isn't you
then you turn the other way
and i'm watching you suffer
yourself and your pain
please don't fade away


BLACK EYED BOY

no i don't lack ambition
can't you see what i hate
that it's you who is sicking
locked behind iron gates

you should know
you're falling into fiction
i can tell
you're on some foolish mission

you're black eyed soul
you should know
that there's nowhere else to go
my black eyed boy
you will find
your own space and time

you call me superstitious
tie me up with your deceit
i could never be malicious
though i seem so bittersweet

you should know
you're falling into fiction
i can tell
you're on some foolish mission

you're black eyed soul
you should know
that there's nowhere else to go
my black eyed boy
you will find
your own space and time

black eyed soul
you should know
that there's nowhere else to go
my black eyed boy
you will find
your own space and
time

yeh you should know
you're falling into fiction
i can tell
you're on some foolish mission

you're black eyed soul
you should know
that there's nowhere else to go
my black eyed boy
you will find
your own space and time

black eyed soul
you should know
that there's nowhere else to go
my black eyed boy
you will find
your own space and time

black eyed soul
you should know
that there's nowhere else to go
my black eyed boy
you will find
your own space and time


SO CALLED FRIEND

yeh i'm gonna make you wonder if you're my friend
yeh i'm gonna make you wonder if you're my friend
yeh that's the way i choose them all my friends
do you think you're close with all your promises
do you think i act strange when you talk to me
it's cause i don't see you
yeh i'm gonna make you wonder if you're my friend
yeh i may as well tell you you'll never be my friend
aah that's the way i choose them all my friends
the telephone always rings when you've got success
you only want us when we're at our best
but we don't hear you
yeh i'm gonna make you wonder if you're my friend
it isn't our fault that your life's depressed
we've listened and we've learned
that all of the words that you say
yeh all of the words that you say
mean nothing
yeh i'm gonna make you wonder if you're my friend


EVERYDAY NOW

I just woke up and I can see it now
It's never been this close before
Tried to tell myself I didn't care
Crying out why am I here
There's no point in me hiding
And only now I can see

Everyday now
Everyday now
The blame's gonna fall on me

Something deep inside said move away
Try to leave what's good behind
And I still ask myself
Why I let it go
All these years were wasted time
There's no point in me hiding
And only now I can see

Everyday now
Everyday now
The blame's gonna fall on me

Everyday now
Everyday now
The blame's gonna fall on me

Cause I never told you
That I could never live without it
Now the blame's on me

Cause I never told you
That I could never live without it
Now the blame's on me

Everyday now
Everyday now
The blame's gonna fall on me

Everyday now
Everyday now
The blame's gonna fall on me

Everyday now
Everyday now
The blame's gonna fall on me

Cause I never knew the feeling
And it changed me and I never knew

Cause I never knew the feeling
And it changed me and I never knew


IN OUR LIFETIME

there are things
i can't tell you
i love you too much to say
i stand undressed
but i'm not naked
you look at me and who i am

understand that it is hard to tell you
that i've given all i have to give
and i can understand your feelings
but then everybody has a life to live

once in a lifetime
you have seen what i've seen
you will always swim for shore
once in my lifetime
i'll never be in between
some things you just can't ignore

now reach out
you can touch me
i'll let you have my life to share
years the days
and the minutes
yeh time has such a puzzling grace

understand that it is hard to tell you
that i've given all i have to give
and i can understand your feelings
but then everybody has a life to live

once in a lifetime
you have seen what i've seen
you will always swim for shore
once in my lifetime
i'll never be in between
some things you just can't ignore

once in a lifetime
you have seen what i've seen
you will always swim for shore
once in my lifetime
i'll never be in between
some things you just can't ignore

i just need to have your love
i just can't say no
it's a gift from way above
i just can't say no
it's the one big difference
if there's one thing i can have
i just can't say no
i just can't say no
yeh yeh yeh

once in a lifetime
you have seen what i've seen
you will always swim for shore
once in my lifetime
i'll never be in between
some things you just can't ignore

once in a lifetime
you have seen what i've seen
you will always swim for shore
once in my lifetime
i'll never be in between
some things you just can't ignore

once in a lifetime


HALO

bright light city
you're her religion
superstars in their own private movie
play just like children

lies that take her
places she's never seen
the kiss and tell of it all
to her it seems so obscene

she's so pretty
her hair is a mess
we all love her
to that we confess

she has a halo
we really do adore her
for she has a halo
can we touch her

for their blindness
she sees much further
like on a wide screen viewing
going down on her

she's so pretty
her hair is a mess
we all love her
to that we confess

she has a halo
we really do adore her
for she has a halo
can we touch her

she believes in everything
she believes in nothing in everything

halo halo halo halo
halo halo halo halo

she has a halo
we really do adore her
for she has a halo
can we touch her

she has a halo
we really do adore her
for she has a halo
can we touch her

she believes in everything
she believes in nothing in everything
she believes in everything
she believes in nothing in everything

for she has a halo
she has a halo


GUITAR SONG

i feel bad
and beautiful
in all the strangest places
you feel good
you're sweetest
the weather's changing as i look at your face

falling
fall to the floor
falling
you know we can

haven't had a dream in such a long time now
it's raining here and all the leaves are on the ground
but i'm safe and warm outside it's cold and grey
that's my guitar and i will play for you all day

so many songs
in my mind
maybe less cause i've drunk so much wine
there's light
in your eyes
but out the window it's gone dark outside

falling
fall to the floor
falling
you know we can

haven't had a dream in such a long time now
it's raining here and all the leaves are on the ground
but i'm safe and warm outside it's cold and grey
that's my guitar and i will play for you all day

haven't had a dream in such a long time now
it's raining here and all the leaves are on the ground
but i'm safe and warm outside it's cold and grey
that's my guitar and i will play for you all day

it'll be alright
if you stay tonight

haven't had a dream in such a long time now
it's raining here and all the leaves are on the ground
but i'm safe and warm outside it's cold and grey
that's my guitar and i will play for you all day

haven't had a dream in such a long time now
it'll be alright
it's raining here and all the leaves are on the ground
it'll be alright
but i'm safe and warm outside it's cold and grey
it'll be alright
that's my guitar and i will play for you all day
it'll be alright

that's my guitar and i will play for you all day
it'll be alright
that's my guitar and i will play for you all day
it'll be alright
that's my guitar and i will play for you all day
it'll be alright


PRAYER FOR YOU

All I see is the truth now
That's all I want you to know
That I'll never turn my back on you
And leave you out there on your own
I could never hide my feelings
I could never let you fall
And I want you to remember
All the love that I've found

Oh, I say a prayer
A prayer for you
Oh, for you

I could never make a promise
I'd only break it in the end
Then you're looking for the answers
You'd never trust in me again
I could never watch you suffer
I could never let you down
And I hope you soon discover
All the truth that I've now found

Oh, I say a prayer
A prayer for you
Oh, for you

Oh, I say a prayer
A prayer for you
Oh, for you 


WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER

Oh I remember you said can I fight and breathe
So now I always always hold my breath you see
You're my heaven you're my spaceman in your shiny shiny suit
I'll send up all my prayers and hope they're understood

BRIDGE

Love started making sense
I always make mistakes at my expense
Love has placed a seed
And you're the sun that shines down upon me

CHORUS

Yeah when we are together
And when we are apart
There is no space in our hearts
I've got these feelings

It's been too long since I've tried to take the time
So now I'm fallin' fallin' into the sublime
When you brush against a stranger and you both apologise
And when you see there's something you recognise

REPEAT BRIDGE

REPEAT CHORUS

He-hey
He-he-hey
He-he-hey

REPEAT BRIDGE

REPEAT CHORUS TO FADE


PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME

are you ready maybe
are you willing to run
are you ready to let yourself drown
are you holding your breath
are you ready or not

are you ready maybe
do you long to confess
do you feel that you're already numb
are you sure of yourself
would you lie if you're not

you tire me out
don't wanna let that happen
a secret scream so loud
why did you let that happen

ooh ooh so put your arms around me
you let me believe that you are someone else
ooh ooh cause only time can take you
so let me believe
that i am someone else

maybe are you ready to break
do you think that i push you too far
would you open yourself
are you reckless or not

you tire me out
don't wanna let that happen
a secret scream so loud
why did you let that happen

ooh ooh so put your arms around me
you let me believe that you are someone else
ooh ooh cause only time can take you
so let me believe
that i am someone else
that i am someone else

sha na na na na
sha na na na na
sha na na na na
sha na na na na

sha na na na na
sha na na na na
sha na na na na
sha na na na na

sha na na na na

ooh ooh so put your arms around me
ooh ooh so put your arms around me

make me believe
take me take me
somewhere
somewhere
let me believe
cause only time can take you
so stop 


SAY WHAT YOU WANT

Twenty seconds on the back time.
I feel you're on the run.
Never lived too long to make right.
I see you're doing fine.
And when I get that feeling.
I can no longer slide I can no longer run.
And when I get that feeling.
I can no longer hide for it's no longer fun.

Well you can say what you want .
But it won't change my mind.
I'll feel the same about you.
And you can tell me you're reasons.
But it won't change my feelings.
I'll feel the same about you.

What I am is what you want to be .
Now that I'm not there.
Took the tables away from you.
It's turned and I don't care.
And when I get that feeling.
I can no longer slide I can no longer run.
And when I get that feeling.
I can no longer hide for it's no longer fun.

Well you can say what you want .
But it won't change my mind.
I'll feel the same about you.
And you can tell me you're reasons.
But it won't change my feelings.
I'll feel the same about you.

I've said goodnight try to sleep tight .
Just dream of me.
Go close your eyes cause I've closed mine.
The sun will shine from time to time.
When you dream of me.

Well you can say what you want .
But it won't change my mind.
I'll feel the same about you.
And you can tell me you're reasons.
But it won't change my feelings.
I'll feel the same about you.

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