The Hush

The Hush
Studio album by Texas
Released 10 May 1999
Recorded 1998–1999
Genre
Length 50:40
Label Mercury
Producer Texas
Texas chronology

White on Blonde
(1997)		 The Hush
(1999)		 The Greatest Hits
(2000)
Singles from The Hush
  1. "In Our Lifetime"
    Released: 19 April 1999
  2. "Summer Son"
    Released: 16 August 1999
  3. "When We Are Together"
    Released: 15 November 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+[3]
Hot Press 6/12[4]
Pitchfork Media 4/10[5]

The Hush is the fifth album by the Scottish rock band Texas. Released in May 1999, the album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and spent a total of 43 weeks on the UK Album Charts.[6] It has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.

Background and release

The album included the singles "In Our Lifetime" which reached number 4 in the United Kingdom. "Summer Son" was released as the second single from the album and peacked at number 5 in the UK. The third and final single to be released was "When We Are Together" which peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Charts.[7]

The Hush has been certified triple platinum by the BPI for UK sales in excess of 900,000 copies. This makes it the band's second most successful studio album after their previous album, White on Blonde (1997), which had been certified 6x Platinum.

Critical reception

Pitchfork.com: "Summer Son" bounces along like two-toned buttocks frollicking under a silk skirt, while the title track slowjams erotically like Spiteri rubbing down her body with her eyes closed, lips blooming to reveal marble teeth and a sentient tongue. Well, no. Really, there's more to this "music" than the singer's looks. Really. Stop looking at that. She's out of our league. Give me that back. I want the artwork![8]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "In Our Lifetime"  Johnny McElhone, Sharleen SpiteriJohnny McElhone  
2. "Tell Me the Answer"  McElhone, Spiteri, Robert HodgensMcElhone, The Boilerhouse Boys  
3. "Summer Son"  McElhone, Spiteri, Eddie Campbell, HodgensMcElhone  
4. "Sunday Afternoon"  McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone  
5. "Move In"  McElhone, Spiteri, Mark Rae, Steve ChristianMcElhone, Mark Rae, Steve Christian  
6. "When We Are Together"  McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone  
7. "Day After Day"  McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone  
8. "Zero Zero"  McElhone, Spiteri, CampbellMcElhone  
9. "Saint"  McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone  
10. "Girl"  McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone  
11. "The Hush"  McElhone, Spiteri, Rae, ChristianMcElhone, Rae, Christian  
12. "The Day Before I Went Away"  McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone  
13. "Let Us Be Thankful" (Hidden track)    
Japanese bonus tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
14. "You'll Never Know"     
15. "In Our Lifetime" (Return to tha Dub mix)   

Personnel

Chart performance

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 1
French Albums Chart 2
Austrian Albums Chart 11
German Albums Chart 7
Netherlands Albums Chart 29
New Zealand Albums Chart 42
Norwegian Albums Chart 7
Swedish Albums Chart 7
Switzerland Albums Chart 5
German Albums Chart 7
Spanish Albums Chart 5
Swiss Albums Chart 7

Certifications

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Head Music by Suede		 UK number one album
22 May 1999 – 28 May 1999 		Succeeded by
Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA

References

  1. ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/texas/the_hush/
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Johnson, Beth (21 May 1999). "The Hush". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Bryne, George (26 May 1999). "The Hush". Hot Press. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ↑ DiCrescenzo, Brent (18 May 1999). "Texas: The Hush". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Texas - The Hush". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  7. ↑ "Texas". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  8. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7978-the-hush/
  9. ↑ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  10. ↑ "Les Certifications > Texas". InfoDisc Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  11. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Hush')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  12. ↑ "IFPI Norsk Platebransje" (in Norwegian). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  13. ↑ "IFPI Sweden > Guld & Platina > 1999" (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  14. ↑ "IFPI Swiss Certifications" (in German). hitparade.ch International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-02-22.