Texas is a good name for this band, whose sound is open, brooding and just a bit on the twangy side; if you can imagine a sound somewhere between the dour, minimalist bluesiness of Cowboy Junkies and the yearning, gospel-tinged bombast of early U2, you'll have a good idea what to expect.
Singer Sharleen Spiteri has the perfect voice for this kind of thing: it's low-ptched and dark-hued, and is shown off to best effect when she's belting out big, cathartic numbers like the title track and "Why Believe in You." Ally McErlaine is a brilliant slide guitarist who can move from grungy, greasy rock to desolate acoustic Delta blues without missing a beat.
It's true that the group still needs to digest its influences a bit -- "Dream Hotel," in particular, sounds like a U2 reject -- but most of the time, Texas does a good job of mapping out its own territory.
And this is just their second album, remember.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mothers HeavenSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 05:44 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | Why Believe in YouSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Dream HotelSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | This Will All Be MineSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | BeliefsSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 06:45 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 6 | Alone With YouSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | In My HeartSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | WaitingSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 01:50 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 9 | Wrapped in Clothes of BlueSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | ReturnSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | Walk the DustSharleen Spiteri | Texas | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 298 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Back | Photography |
| 2 | Eddie Campbell | Keyboards |
| 3 | Claudia Fontaine | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Richard Hynd | Drums |
| 5 | Stuart Kerr | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 7 | Kenny Mac Donald | Engineer, Mixing |
| 8 | Johnny McElhone | Bass |
| 9 | Ally McErlaine | Guitar |
| 10 | Maria McKee | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Tim Palmer | Producer |
| 12 | George Shilling | Engineer, Mixing |
| 13 | Beverley Skeete | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Sharleen Spiteri | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 15 | Texas | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Simon Vinestock | Engineer, Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |