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Southside (Texas album)

Southside is the debut album by Scottish rock band Texas.[4] It was released on 13 March 1989. It peaked at no. 3 in the UK Albums Chart and within three weeks of release was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. Worldwide, Southside has sold over 2 million copies.[5]

Southside
Studio album by
Texas
Released13 March 1989
RecordedSeptember–November 1988
StudioMaison Rouge Recording Studios Ltd, London
Genre
Length44:53
LabelMercury[1]
Vertigo (US/Canada)
ProducerTim Palmer[2]
Texas chronology
Southside
(1989) 		Everyday Now
(1989)
Singles from Southside
  1. "I Don't Want a Lover"
    Released: 23 January 1989
  2. "Thrill Has Gone"
    Released: 24 April 1989
  3. "Everyday Now"
    Released: 5 August 1989
  4. "Prayer for You"
    Released: 13 November 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[2]

Background and release edit

The album's first single "I Don't Want a Lover" was released on 23 January 1989 and peaked at no. 8 in the UK Singles Chart.[6] Following the release of the album in March of that year, which entered the UK Albums Chart at no.3, further singles from the album were less successful. The second single, "Thrill Has Gone", peaked at no. 60, while a third single, "Everyday Now", fared little better at no. 44. Despite this, a fourth single, "Prayer for You", was released on 13 November but stalled at no. 73 in the UK. Despite only one hit single, the album spent 29 weeks on the charts.[7]

The album cover art was derived from the poster art for the film Paris, Texas, which inspired the band's name.

Critical reception edit

The Los Angeles Times wrote that the album's strengths "revolve around the way the Scottish quartet fuses some of rock’s most appealing elements: the lonesome, sensual slide-guitar sound of Ry Cooder ... and vocals by Sharleen Spiteri that recall the liberating spirit and convincing character of the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and Lone Justice’s Maria McKee."[8]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Want a Lover"
5:00
2."Tell Me Why"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
3:59
3."Everyday Now"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
4:33
4."Southside"
2:00
5."Prayer for You"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
4:50
6."Faith" (CD only)
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
4:19
7."Thrill Has Gone"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • Paul Fox
4:24
8."Fight the Feeling"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • Craig Armstrong
3:37
9."Fool for Love"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • Armstrong
3:54
10."One Choice"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
4:02
11."Future Is Promises"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • McErlaine
4:14

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[23] Platinum 600,000[22]
Netherlands (NVPI)[24] Gold 50,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 100,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,000,000[28]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel edit

Texas
Other Personnel

References edit

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. pp. 104–105.
  2. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1135.
  3. ^ "Southside - Texas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ "Texas | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "I Don't Want a Lover by Texas - Songfacts".
  6. ^ "Texas". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Texas – Southside". Official Charts Company. 25 March 1989. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  8. ^ "POP MUSIC REVIEW: Instant Empathy With Texas Band in Live Debut". Los Angeles Times. 31 October 1989.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Texas – Southside" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Texas | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  17. ^ "Texas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1989". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1989". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Pacing the Majors" (PDF). Billboard. 20 January 1990. p. A-10. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  22. ^ Ruelle, Yohann (10 December 2019). "Texas : une tournée en France pour les 30 ans de l'album "Southside"". Charts in France.
  23. ^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2019. (select "Texas" from drop-down list)
  24. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Texas – Southside" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Southside in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1999 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  25. ^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish), Iberautor Promociones Culturales, ISBN 8480486392, retrieved 28 June 2019
  26. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Southside')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  27. ^ "British album certifications – Texas – Southside". British Phonographic Industry.
  28. ^ Tilli, Robert (28 September 1991). "Spotlight - Texas" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 23. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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