Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
Studio album by Texas Lightning
Released	2005
Recorded	11th July - 17th July 2005
Genre	Pop Country
Length	51:35
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	Stephan Gade, Co-produced by Texas Lightning
Special Edition Re-release cover
Meanwhile, Back at the Golden Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch… is a pop/country album by Texas Lightning. It is made up of covers of pop songs, sung in a country style. The album was re-released on 3 March 2006 including the song "No No Never" from Texas Lightning's Eurovision entry. "No No Never" has music & lyrics written by Jane Comerford. "No No Never" was a huge hit all over Europe in 2006, even though it did not win in the Eurovision finals (many Europeans cried "foul" about the lopsided eastern bloc voting).^{[citation needed]}

The band Texas Lightning was created by Jon Flemming Olsen and the graphic designer^{[neutrality disputed]} who designs all their CD covers and promotional material.^{[citation needed]} Olsen, whose Texas Lightning persona is Johnny "the Flame" Olsen is also on a popular German television show,^{[citation needed]} a contemporary-events conversational satire named Ditsche, which stars another member of the band, drummer Olli Dittrich.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Bad Case of Loving You" – 2:54 covering Robert Palmer
2. "Like a Virgin" – 3:24 covering Madonna
3. "No No Never" – 3:01 Eurovision entry written by Jane
4. "Kiss" – 4:08 covering Prince
5. "Over The Mountains" – 4:30 Translation of "Über den Wolken" by Reinhard Mey. Translated into English by Jon Flemming Olsen.
6. "C'est La Vie" – 2:50 covering Chuck Berry
7. "Highway to Hell" – 3:49 covering AC/DC
8. "Dancing Queen" – 3:31 covering ABBA
9. "Man in the Mirror" – 4:12 covering Michael Jackson
10. "Norwegian Wood" – 2:17 covering The Beatles
11. "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" – 3:23 covering Tex Williams
12. "Walking After Midnight" – 2:15 covering Patsy Cline
13. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" – 2:26 covering B. J. Thomas
14. "Walk On The Wild Side" – 4:10 covering Lou Reed
15. "Blue Bayou" – 4:18 covering Roy Orbison

[edit] Golden Ranch

The album was re-released again a second time on 13 October 2006, titled Meanwhile, Back At The Golden Ranch and containing six new songs but removing "Walking After Midnight". Because of the new material, the CD-ROM bonus content was removed from the CD, but the album is available with a live DVD containing concert footage.

1. "Bad Case Of Loving You" - 02:54
2. "Like A Virgin" - 03:22
3. "I Promise" - 03:12
4. "No No Never" - 03:01
5. "Kiss" - 04:07
6. "Enjoy The Silence" -03:22
7. "C'est La Vie" - 02:50
8. "Over The Mountains" - 04:30
9. "Man In The Mirror" - 04:12
10. "Dancing Queen" - 03:31
11. "Highway To Hell" - 03:48
12. "You're The Voice" - 04:00
13. "Norwegian Wood" - 02:17
14. "Nothing Compares 2 U" - 03:33
15. "Out There Somewhere" - 03:24
16. "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" - 02:27
17. "Blue Bayou" - 04:19
18. "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" - 03:23
19. "Walk On The Wild Side" - 04:08
20. "This Is Me" - 03:52