Os Texas são uma banda pop-rock escocesa formada em 1986 e fundada pelo ex-Altered Images Johnny McElhone (baixista) e Sharleen Spiteri (voz).
Atingiram os primeiros lugares dos Tops com temas como: I Don't Want a Lover (1989), Say What You Want (1997) e In Our Lifetime (1999).
Em 2008, a vocalista Sharleen lança-se numa experiência a solo com o álbum Melody.
Discografia
Álbuns:
Southside (1989)
Mothers Heaven (1991)
Ricks Road (1993)
White on Blonde (1997)
The Hush (1999)
The Greatest Hits (2000)
Careful What You Wish For (2003)
Red Book (2005)
The BBC Sessions (2007)
Singles:
Southside
"I Don't Want a Lover"
"Thrill Has Gone"
"Everyday Now"
"Prayer For You"
Mothers Heaven
"Why Believe In You"
"In My Heart"
"Alone With You"
"Mothers Heaven (remix)"
Ricks Road
"Tired of Being Alone"
"So Called Friend"
"You Owe It All to Me"
"So In Love With You"
"You've Got To Live A Little"
"Fade Away"
White on Blonde
"Say What You Want"
"Halo"
"Black Eyed Boy"
"Put Your Arms Around Me"
"Say What You Want (feat. Wu-Tang Clan) / Insane"
The Hush
"In Our Lifetime"
"Summer Son"
"When We Are Together"
Greatest Hits
"In Demand"
"Inner Smile"
"I Don't Want a Lover" (remix)
"Guitar Song"
Careful What You Wish For
"Carnival Girl"
"I'll See It Through"
Red Book
"Getaway"
"Can't Resist"
"Sleep"
Videografia:
Texas Paris (2001)
- Gravado em Palais de Bercy, Paris, Abril de 2001 : In Demand. Black Eyed Boy. Halo. In Our Lifetime. Guitar Song. Insane. Tired of Being Alone. So In Love With You. Prayer For You. I Don't Want A Lover. When We Are Together. Summer Son. Inner Smile. Suspicious Minds. Say What You Want.
- Videoclips : In Demand. Black Eyed Boy. Halo. In Our Lifetime. Tired of Being Alone. So In Love With You. Prayer For You. I Don't Want A Lover. When We Are Together. Summer Son. Inner Smile. Say What You Want.
- Summer Son acústico no Brixton Academy.
- Entrevista com Sharleen.
- Faixas escondidas : Say What You Want (All Day Every Day) ao vivo nos Brit Awards com Method Man, - Vídeos ao vivo de Guitar Song, Insane e So In Love With You.
Curiosidades:
O nome Texas, surge depois de alguns elementos da banda terem visto o filme de Wim Wenders, Paris,Texas.
Os Texas fazem o tema da sitcom dos anos 90, Ellen. Sharleen e Ally aparecem ao lado da comediante/actriz Ellen DeGeneres, numa divertida promoção ao programa.
Ao vivo em Portugal
- Unplugged no Álcool Puro, Lisboa, 20 de Janeiro de 1992;
- Paradise Garage, Lisboa, Outubro de 1999;
- Herman99 (RTP1), Outubro de 1999, tocaram In Our Lifetime e Summer Son.
Música