White on Blonde

Infobox Album |
Name = White on Blonde
Type = Album
Artist = Texas


Released = October 10, 1996
Recorded = ???
Genre = Blue-Eyed Soul, Rock
Length = 47:06
Label = Mercury Records
Producer = Texas
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:euarqjouojka link] |
Last album = "Ricks Road"
(1993)
This album = "White on Blonde"
(1996)
Next album = "The Hush"
(1999)

"White on Blonde" is an album by Texas, released by Mercury Records in 1996. In 1998 "Q" magazine readers voted it the 86th greatest album of all time.

Track listing

# "0.34" (Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri) – 0:34
# "Say What You Want" (McElhone, Spiteri) – 3:53
# "Drawing Crazy Patterns" (McElhone, Spiteri) – 3:52
# "Halo" (McElhone, Spiteri) – 4:10
# "Put Your Arms Around Me" (McElhone, Spiteri, Dave Stewart, Robert Hodgens) – 4:33
# "Insane" (McElhone, Spiteri) – 4:45
# "Black Eyed Boy" (McElhone, Spiteri, Eddie Campbell, Richard Hynd, Hodgens) – 3:10
# "Polo Mint City" (McElhone, Spiteri) – 1:37
# "White on Blonde" (McElhone, Spiteri) – 3:46
# "Postcard" (McElhone, Spiteri) – 4:00
# "0.28" (McElhone, Spiteri) – 0:28
# "Ticket to Lie" (McElhone, Spiteri, Hodgens) – 3:31
# "Good Advice" (McElhone, Spiteri, Rae, Christian) – 4:50
# "Breathless" (McElhone, Spiteri) – 3:55

Japanese versions either have one extra track: "Sunday is the Saddest Day", or five: "Say What You Want (Acoustic Mary Anne Hobbs Session)", "Halo (808 Mix)", "Black Eyed Boy (Neo-Northern Bossa Nova Mix)", "Sorry", "Say What You Want (Rae & Christian Mix)".

All tracks were produced by Texas. "Halo", "Insane", and "Breathless" were produced with Mike Hedges. "Put Your Arms Around Me" was produced with Dave Stewart, and "Good Advice" with Rae & Christian. The Boilerhouse Boys helped produce "Say What You Want".

ingles

* Say What You Want
Released: January 6, 1997
* Halo
Released: April 7, 1997
* Black Eyed Boy
Released: July 28, 1997
* Put Your Arms Around Me
Released: November 3, 1997
* Insane / Say What You Want (All Day Every Day)
Released: March 9, 1998

Interactive Songbook: 2 x CD-ROM

CD 1: Interactive

*Videoclips

# "Say What You Want"
# "Halo"
# "Black Eyed Boy"
# "Put Your Arms Around Me"

*Sing along
*Riff guide
*Chords
*Three level quiz

CD 2: Audio

# "Say What You Want"
# "Drawing Crazy Patterns"
# "Halo"
# "Put Your Arms Around Me"
# "Insane"
# "Black Eyed Boy"
# "Polo Mint City"
# "White on Blonde"
# "Postcard"
# "Ticket to Lie"
# "Good Advice"
# "Breathless"

Personnel

*Sharleen Spiteri – Vocals, Guitar
*Ally McErlaine – Guitar
*Eddie Campbell – Keyboards
*Richard Hynde – Drums
*Johnny McElhone – Bass guitar
*Rodger Ward – Guitar
*Paul Taylor – Programming
*Alex Silva – Programming, Keyboards
*Terry Disley – Programming, Keyboards
*Martin Greene – Strings (Arrangement)
*Claire Miles – Strings
*Anne Stephenson – Strings
*Sally Herbert – Strings
*Claire Orsler – Strings
*Susan Dench – Strings
*Gini Ball – Strings
*Chris Pitsillide – Strings
*Steven Granville – Backing vocals

succession box
before = "Glow" by Reef
"The Fat of the Land" by The Prodigy
title = UK number one album
years = February 15 1997 – February 21 1997
August 23 1997 – August 29 1997
after = "Blur" by Blur
"Be Here Now" by Oasis