The Very Best of 1989–2023
The Very Best of 1989–2023 | ||||
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Compilation album by Texas | ||||
Released | 16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) | |||
Recorded | 1988–2023 | |||
Length | 93:48 | |||
Label | PIAS | |||
Texas chronology | ||||
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The Very Best of 1989–2023 is a compilation album by Scottish rock band Texas, released on 16 June 2023 through PIAS Recordings. It includes two new recordings, "After All" and "Keep on Talking".[1] The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart.
Critical reception
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Retropop called the album a "carefully curated set" that does not include all of Texas's major hits but rather makes it "less a commercial exercise and more a finely pieced-together collection of vignettes from throughout the years". The publication also felt that the two new songs "sit seamlessly alongside the group's back catalogue and prove that, decades into their career, Texas remain in fine form" and "only the limited tracklist [...] slightly lets down this superb celebration of the band's work to date".[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Say What You Want" |
| White on Blonde (1997) | 3:54 |
2. | "Black Eyed Boy" (radio edit) |
| White on Blonde | 3:12 |
3. | "Inner Smile" |
| The Greatest Hits (2000) | 3:52 |
4. | "Mr Haze" |
| Hi (2021) | 3:40 |
5. | "Halo" |
| White on Blonde | 4:11 |
6. | "I Don't Want a Lover" |
| Southside (1989) | 5:04 |
7. | "Summer Son" |
| The Hush (1999) | 4:05 |
8. | "Keep on Talking" | New recording | 3:07 | |
9. | "The Conversation" |
| The Conversation (2013) | 2:45 |
10. | "In Our Lifetime" |
| The Hush | 4:08 |
11. | "In Demand" |
| The Greatest Hits | 4:27 |
12. | "Put Your Arms Around Me" |
| White on Blonde | 4:35 |
13. | "Let's Work It Out" |
| Jump on Board (2017) | 3:44 |
14. | "When We Are Together" |
| The Hush | 3:32 |
15. | "Hi" (single mix) |
| Hi | 2:51 |
16. | "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)" (featuring the Wu-Tang Clan) |
| Non-album single (1998) | 4:40 |
17. | "Tired of Being Alone" | Al Green | Non-album single (1992) | 3:17 |
18. | "Start a Family" (featuring Alan Rickman) |
| Texas 25 (2015) | 3:34 |
19. | "So Called Friend" |
| Ricks Road (1993) | 3:43 |
20. | "Everyday Now" |
| Southside | 4:36 |
21. | "Insane" |
| White on Blonde | 4:46 |
22. | "After All" |
| New recording | 3:12 |
23. | "Sleep" (featuring Paul Buchanan) |
| Red Book (2005) | 4:08 |
24. | "So in Love with You" |
| Ricks Road | 4:45 |
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] | 16 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] | 4 |
French Albums (SNEP)[5] | 8 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 74 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] | 1 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] | 100 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 66 |
UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 6 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] | 3 |
References
- ^ "Texas release After All from forthcoming best-of collection". Retropop Magazine. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Texas – The Very Best of 1989–2023". Retropop. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Texas – The Very Best of 1989%962023" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Texas – The Very Best of 1989%962023" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 25, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Texas – The Very Best of 1989–2023" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Promusicae. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Texas – The Very Best of 1989%962023". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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- Sharleen Spiteri
- Ally McErlaine
- Johnny McElhone
- Eddie Campbell
- Tony McGovern
- Michael Bannister
- Ross McFarlane
- Stuart Kerr
- Richard Hynd
- Neil Payne
- Southside
- Mothers Heaven
- Ricks Road
- White on Blonde
- The Hush
- Careful What You Wish For
- Red Book
- The Conversation
- Jump on Board
- Hi
- Everyday Now
- The Greatest Hits
- I Don't Want a Lover: The Collection
- The BBC Sessions
- Texas 25
- The Very Best of 1989–2023
- The BBC Sessions
- "I Don't Want a Lover"
- "Thrill Has Gone"
- "Everyday Now"
- "Prayer for You"
- "Why Believe in You"
- "In My Heart"
- "Alone with You"
- "Tired of Being Alone"
- "So Called Friend"
- "You Owe It All to Me"
- "So in Love with You"
- "Say What You Want"
- "Halo"
- "Black Eyed Boy"
- "Put Your Arms Around Me"
- "Insane"
- "In Our Lifetime"
- "Summer Son"
- "When We Are Together"
- "In Demand"
- "Inner Smile"
- "Guitar Song"
- "Carnival Girl"
- "I'll See It Through"
- "Getaway"
- "Can't Resist"
- "Sleep"
- "The Conversation"
- "Start a Family"
- "Let's Work It Out"
- "Tell That Girl"
- "Hi"
- "Mr Haze"