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Ricks Road | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 November 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
Studio | Bearsville Studios, American Recording Co., New York | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 47:48 | |||
Label |
Mercury Vertigo (Europe) | |||
Producer | Paul Fox | |||
Texas chronology | ||||
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Singles from Ricks Road | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 6/10 [2] |
Ricks Road is the third album by Scottish rock band Texas. The album was released on 1 November 1993 by Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 18 in the UK and spent two weeks on the UK Albums Chart. [3] It was certified Silver (for 60,000 copies sold) by the British Phonographic Industry in October 1997. In Australia, the album peaked at number 96 on the ARIA Albums Chart. [4]
The album included three UK Top 40 singles; " So Called Friend" (#30), " You Owe It All to Me" (#39), and " So in Love with You" (#28).
All songs written by Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri except as indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " So Called Friend" | Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri | 3:42 |
2. | "Fade Away" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:03 |
3. | "Listen to Me" | McElhone, Spiteri | 5:02 |
4. | " You Owe It All to Me" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:41 |
5. | "Beautiful Angel" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:20 |
6. | " So in Love with You" | McElhone, Spiteri | 4:44 |
7. | "You've Got to Live a Little" | McElhone, Spiteri, Paul Fox | 3:12 |
8. | "I Want to Go to Heaven" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:23 |
9. | "Hear Me Now" | McElhone, Spiteri, Ally McErlaine | 4:11 |
10. | "Fearing These Days" | McElhone, Spiteri | 4:18 |
11. | "I've Been Missing You" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:13 |
12. | "Winters End" | McElhone, Spiteri, Eddie Campbell | 4:18 |
Total length: | 47:48 |
Texas
Other personnel
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [5] | 96 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [6] | 84 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [7] | 50 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 14 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [9] | 18 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France ( SNEP) [10] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [12] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States | — | 38,000 [13] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (March 2012) |
Ricks Road | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 November 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
Studio | Bearsville Studios, American Recording Co., New York | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 47:48 | |||
Label |
Mercury Vertigo (Europe) | |||
Producer | Paul Fox | |||
Texas chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Ricks Road | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 6/10 [2] |
Ricks Road is the third album by Scottish rock band Texas. The album was released on 1 November 1993 by Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 18 in the UK and spent two weeks on the UK Albums Chart. [3] It was certified Silver (for 60,000 copies sold) by the British Phonographic Industry in October 1997. In Australia, the album peaked at number 96 on the ARIA Albums Chart. [4]
The album included three UK Top 40 singles; " So Called Friend" (#30), " You Owe It All to Me" (#39), and " So in Love with You" (#28).
All songs written by Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri except as indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | " So Called Friend" | Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri | 3:42 |
2. | "Fade Away" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:03 |
3. | "Listen to Me" | McElhone, Spiteri | 5:02 |
4. | " You Owe It All to Me" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:41 |
5. | "Beautiful Angel" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:20 |
6. | " So in Love with You" | McElhone, Spiteri | 4:44 |
7. | "You've Got to Live a Little" | McElhone, Spiteri, Paul Fox | 3:12 |
8. | "I Want to Go to Heaven" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:23 |
9. | "Hear Me Now" | McElhone, Spiteri, Ally McErlaine | 4:11 |
10. | "Fearing These Days" | McElhone, Spiteri | 4:18 |
11. | "I've Been Missing You" | McElhone, Spiteri | 3:13 |
12. | "Winters End" | McElhone, Spiteri, Eddie Campbell | 4:18 |
Total length: | 47:48 |
Texas
Other personnel
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [5] | 96 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [6] | 84 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [7] | 50 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 14 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [9] | 18 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
France ( SNEP) [10] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [12] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States | — | 38,000 [13] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |