Southside (Texas album)

Southside
Studio album by Texas
Released 13 March 1989
Recorded 1988-1989
Genre Country, New Wave
Length 44:53
Label Mercury
Vertigo (Canada)
Producer Tim Palmer
Texas chronology
Everyday Now
(1989)		 Southside
(1989)		 Mothers Heaven
(1991)
Singles from Southside
  1. "I Don't Want a Lover"
    Released: January 1989
  2. "Thrill Has Gone"
    Released: April 1989
  3. "Everyday Now"
    Released: 5 August 1989
  4. "Prayer For You"
    Released: October 1989

Southside is the debut album of the Scottish band Texas. The album was released on 25 July 1989[1] by Mercury Records (UK) and Vertigo Records (Canada & North America). The album was procedded by the release of an EP entitled Everyday Now (1988) which takes it's name from the album's third single, "Everyday Now" which was released on 5 August 1989.

Contents

Background and release

The albums first single "I Don't Want a Lover" was released in January 1989 and debuted at number 8 in the UK.[2] Its second single was "Thrill Has Gone" and this time debuted at 60. Its third single "Everyday Now" only managed number 44, which was a lot better in terms of the previous single, "Thrill Has Gone"'s debut charting position. The fourth single from Southside did not better "Prayer For You" was released and debuted at number 73 in the UK and managed 3 weeks in total on the UK Singles Charts.

The album debuted at number three in the UK and spent 29 weeks on the charts.[3] The album, however, faired successful in other European music markets, with successful charting positions in the likes of France. Lead singer Sharleen Spiteri had said that, Texas were on the road to being dropped by label-Mercury Records due to the lack of the UK Success of the singles released after "I Don't Want a Lover", however it was the success of the singles and the album in other various European countries that had kept them on the label.

Production

Import pressing of their debut album, originally released in 1989. Unavailable in the US. Universal. Audio Mixer: Tim Palmer. Photographer: Pennie Smith. Texas: Ally McErlaine (guitar), Sharleen Spiteri (vocals), Johnny McElhone (bass), Stuart Kerr (drums). Personnel: Sharleen Spiteri (vocals, guitar); Stuart Kerr (vocals, drums); Ally McErlaine (guitar).[4]

Track listing

  1. "I Don't Want a Lover"
  2. "Tell Me Why"
  3. "Everyday Now"
  4. "Southside"
  5. "Prayer for You"
  6. "Faith"[5]
  7. "Thrill Has Gone"
  8. "Fight the Feeling"
  9. "Fool for Love"
  10. "One Choice"
  11. "Future is Promises"

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 3
French Albums Chart 3
German Albums Chart 22
Spanish Albums Chart 23
Swiss Albums Chart 14
US Billboard 200 88

Personnel

Other Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1056767
  2. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=712
  3. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=8933
  4. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1056767/a/Southside.htm
  5. ^ "Faith" is available only on CD.
Texas
Sharleen Spiteri · Tony McGovern · Ally McErlaine · Johnny McElhone · Eddie Campbell · Michael Bannister · Neil Payne
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Double Up · 1993 · The Greatest Hits · I Don't Want A Lover
EPs
Everyday Now · Extracts from Mothers Heaven · The Greatest Hits: Preview of the Forthcoming Album · What About Us
Live albums
Singles
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