1. I Don't Want A Lover
2. In Demand
3. Say What You Want
4. Summer Son
5. Inner Smile
6. So In Love With You - Texas, Cecilia Weston, Orchestra
7. Black Eyed Boy
8. So Called Friend
9. Everyday Now
10. In Our Lifetime
11. Halo
12. Guitar Song
13. Prayer For You
14. When We Are Together
15. Insane
16. Tired Of Being Alone
17. Put Your Arms Around Me
18. Say What You Want (All Day Every Day) - Texas, Wu-Tang Clan, Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs

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dour
Just too mainstream, there are far more interesting things going on in the undergrowth - for a comparison I recommend Nick Worrall. His album is FREE to download as well.

18 brilliant songs.
This is one of the few albums, where every track is brilliant. Texas have done themselves proud with this album. 10/10.

Great Glaswegians
Fronted by Sharleen Spiteri, Texas were formed in Glasgow in 1986 by Johnny McElhone. McElhone was no stranger to the UK charts, having previously played bass with Hipsway and Altered Images.

Texas' Greatest Hits collection contains 18 tracks and looks back over the band's releases between 1989 and 2000. The album's first track, "I Don't Want A Lover", was the band's first hit. It features a distinctively catchy slide guitar riff and is still one of my favourite songs by the band. The second track, however, was one of the songs recorded especially for this album; "In Demand" is a mellow affair that charted well on its release in the UK and is one that I just can't help liking. However, it's another of the 'new' recordings - the lazily titled "Guitar Song" - that makes it as my favourite song on the album. Featuring a sample of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin's hit "Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus", it's catchy, laid back and relaxing. (It also has me reaching for the repeat button quite a bit).

The hits from "White on Blonde" are obviously included - "Black Eyed Boy", "Insane", "Halo" and "Say What You Want" were the songs that saw the band return to the charts after a long absence. ("Black Eyed Boy" - which, I am reliably informed, had distinct Motown influences - was my favourite of the four). The CD also finishes off with a remixed version of "Say What You Want", which features Method Man from the Wu-Tang Clan. For me, it's the album's only real weakness - the original version is much better and the remix wouldn't be a reliable introduction to the band.

Three songs from "The Hush" - the album that followed "White on Blonde" - are also included. They also charted well, though I prefer the chime-tastic "Summer Son" and "When We Are Together" to "In Our Lifetime". Three songs from their third album, "Rick's Road", have also been included. However, for some reason, the excellent "So Called Friend", "So In Love With You" and the Al Green cover "Tired of Being Alone" have all been re-recorded for this release. I was a little disappointed that nothing at all from their second album, "Mother's Heaven", made the cut.

Still, if you've liked anything at all the band has released, this is an album you should pick up. Recommended.

simply the best album
the first texas album i owend but not the last.a collection of some of the best songs in the late 90s incloding summer son'black eyed boy'halo'when we are together'.plus the 7week chart topper 'say whot you want'.there erlayer work was also outstanding 'so in love with you'i dont wont a lover and evray day now.there are two new songs on this album which are just as good as there white on blonde tracks which are 'in demand'and inner smile'altogher youle never get an album with so many great songs.a must have album for evraybody.

Welcome to Cowboy Country
In spite of Sharleen Spiteri's gamine sex appeal and an impressive back catalogue of instantly recognisable tunes, true pop greatness eludes Texas. Maybe it's because every track sounds vaguely like you've heard it before, but sung by somebody else. TLC echoes in In Our Lifetime, and isn't that the chorus from a Grease song sneaking into When We Are Together?

Opening with the bluesy I Don't Want A Lover, this best-of CD underlines the fact that Texas never really did deliver the down-and-dirty stuff they promised on their first two albums. In later years, they have left the dingy Glasgow cellar bars behind in favour of a distinctly radio-friendly sound. Still, Spiteri's voice is tangy and sweet like brown sugar, and works a treat on lush tracks like Summer's Son and Inner Smile. Most of the album offers the sort of sunshiney music you want to play in a car on your way to the coast, punctuated by a couple of slower and altogether drowsier tracks. If you're looking for a musical pick-me-up, these Scottish cowboys could be just what you need.

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