Red Book (album)

Red Book
Studio album by Texas
Released 7 November 2005
Recorded 2004–2005
Genre Alternative rock
Length 44:17
Label Mercury
Producer Johnny McElhone, Brian Higgins, Dallas Austin, Rick Nowels
Texas chronology

Careful What You Wish For
(2003)		 Red Book
(2005)		 The BBC Sessions
(2007)
Singles from Red Book
  1. "Getaway"
    Released: 1 August 2005
  2. "Can't Resist"
    Released: 31 October 2005
  3. "Sleep"
    Released: 9 January 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
PopMatters (8/10)[2]
BBC Online (positive)[3]
musicOMH (positive)[4]
Virgin Media [5]

Red Book is the seventh album from Scottish rock band Texas. It was released on 7 November 2005 and entered the UK Albums Chart at #16. It is named after the little red book that singer Sharleen Spiteri used to write the album songs. The album yielded two UK Top Ten singles, "Getaway" and "Sleep" and the UK Top 20 single, "Can't Resist". Four of the album's tracks were co-written with Brian Higgins of Xenomania — "Can't Resist", "Cry", "Get Down Tonight" and "Bad Weather".

Red Book was the group's last studio album before their hiatus which they embarked on after the Red Book tour. Lead singer Spiteri would go on to release her debut solo album, Melody in 2008.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "036"  Johnny McElhone, Sharleen SpiteriMcElhone 0:36
2. "Getaway"  McElhone, Spiteri, Robert HodgensMcElhone 3:51
3. "Can't Resist"  McElhone, Spiteri, Brian HigginsHiggins, McElhone 3:47
4. "What About Us"  Dallas Austin, McElhone, SpiteriAustin 4:16
5. "Cry"  McElhone, Spiteri, HigginsHiggins, McElhone 4:27
6. "Sleep" (featuring Paul Buchanan)McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone 4:06
7. "Get Down Tonight"  McElhone, Spiteri, HigginsHiggins, McElhone 3:45
8. "Nevermind"  McElhone, Spiteri, HodgensMcElhone 4:32
9. "Bad Weather"  McElhone, Spiteri, HigginsHiggins, McElhone 3:59
10. "Masterthief"  McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone 3:18
11. "Just Hold On"  McElhone, Spiteri, Rick NowelsNowels, McElhone 3:27
12. "Red Book"  McElhone, Spiteri, Hodgens, Michael BannisterMcElhone 4:13
Total length:
 44:17

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 16[6]
Irish Albums Chart 74[6]
France Albums Chart 9[6]
Swiss Albums Chart 10[6]
Belgium Albums Chart 22[6]
Spain Albums Chart 27[6]
German Albums Chart 43[6]
Sweden Albums Chart 60[6]
Dutch Albums Chart 99[6]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ PopMatters review
  3. ↑ BBC Online review
  4. ↑ review
  5. ↑ Virgin Media review
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "Texas - Red Book - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2009-05-21.