Ricks Road

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Ricks Road
Ricks road.jpg
Studio album by
Texas
Released1 November 1993
Recorded1992-1993
StudioBearsville Studios, American Recording Co., New York
GenreAlternative rock
Length47:48
LabelMercury
Vertigo (Europe)
ProducerPaul Fox
Texas chronology
Mothers Heaven
(1991) 		Ricks Road
(1993) 		White on Blonde
(1997)
Singles from Ricks Road
  1. "So Called Friend"
    Released: 30 August 1993
  2. "You Owe It All to Me"
    Released: 18 October 1993
  3. "So in Love with You"
    Released: 31 January 1994
  4. ""
    Released: 4 April 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars[1]

Ricks Road is the third album by Scottish rock band Texas. 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 UK Albums Chart.[2] It was certified Silver (for 60,000 copies sold) by the British Phonographic Industry in October 1997. In Australia, the album peaked at number 96 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[3]

The album included three UK Top 40 singles; "So Called Friend" (#30), "You Owe It All to Me" (#39), and "So in Love with You" (#28).

Track listing[]

All songs written by Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri except as indicated.

International release[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Called Friend"Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri3:42
2."Fade Away"McElhone, Spiteri3:03
3."Listen to Me"McElhone, Spiteri5:02
4."You Owe It All to Me"McElhone, Spiteri3:41
5."Beautiful Angel"McElhone, Spiteri3:20
6."So in Love with You"McElhone, Spiteri4:44
7."You've Got to Live a Little"McElhone, Spiteri, Paul Fox3:12
8."I Want to Go to Heaven"McElhone, Spiteri3:23
9."Hear Me Now"McElhone, Spiteri, Ally McErlaine4:11
10."Fearing These Days"McElhone, Spiteri4:18
11."I've Been Missing You"McElhone, Spiteri3:13
12."Winters End"McElhone, Spiteri, Eddie Campbell4:18

US/Canadian release[]

  1. "So Called Friend"
  2. "Fade Away"
  3. "Listen to Me"
  4. "You Owe It All to Me"
  5. "Beautiful Angel"
  6. "So in Love with You"
  7. "You've Got to Live a Little"
  8. "I Want to Go to Heaven"
  9. "Hear Me Now"
  10. "Fearing These Days"
  11. "Tired of Being Alone" (Al Green)
  12. "Winters End"

Personnel[]

Texas
  • Vocals, Guitar - Sharleen Spiteri
  • Guitar - Ally McErlaine
  • Bass - Johnny McElhone
  • Piano, Organ [Wurlitzer, B3], Backing Vocals - Eddie Campbell
  • Drums, Percussion - Richard Hynd
Other Personnel
  • Engineer [Assistant] - Chris Laidlan, Matt Westfield, Pete Lewis
  • Engineer, mixed by - Ed Thacker
  • Mastered by - Bob Ludwig
  • Producer - Paul Fox
  • Arranged by [String] - Campbell, Jimmy Z, McElhone, Fox
  • Written by - McErlaine (tracks: B3), Campbell (tracks: B6), McElhone, Fox (tracks: B1), Spiteri

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[4] 2× Gold 200,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 60,000^
United States — 38,000[7]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Texas". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. ^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2019. (select "Texas" from drop-down list)
  5. ^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
  6. ^ "British album certifications – Texas – Ricks ROad". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Ricks ROad in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  7. ^ Reece, Doug (5 July 1997). "Texas Finds Internation Hit In 'White'". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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