Ricks Road Explained

Ricks Road
Type:	studio
Artist:	Texas
Cover:	Ricks_road.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1 November 1993
Recorded:	1992–1993
Studio:	Bearsville Studios, American Recording Co., New York
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	47:48
Label:	Mercury Vertigo (Europe)
Producer:	Paul Fox
Prev Title:	Mothers Heaven
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	White on Blonde
Next Year:	1997

Ricks Road is the third album by Scottish rock band Texas. The album was released on 1 November 1993 by Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 18 in the UK and spent two weeks on the UK Albums Chart.^[1] It was certified Silver (for 60,000 copies sold) by the British Phonographic Industry in October 1997. In Australia, the album peaked at number 96 on the ARIA Albums Chart.^[2]

The album included three UK Top 40 singles; "So Called Friend" (#30), "You Owe It All to Me" (#39), and "So in Love with You" (#28).

Track listing

All songs written by Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri except as indicated.

US/Canadian release

1. "So Called Friend"
2. "Fade Away"
3. "Listen to Me"
4. "You Owe It All to Me"
5. "Beautiful Angel"
6. "So in Love with You"
7. "You've Got to Live a Little"
8. "I Want to Go to Heaven"
9. "Hear Me Now"
10. "Fearing These Days"
11. "Tired of Being Alone" (Al Green)
12. "Winters End"

Personnel

Texas

• Sharleen Spiteri – vocals, guitar
• Ally McErlaine – guitar
• Johnny McElhone – bass
• Eddie Campbell – piano, Wurlitzer, B3 organ, backing vocals
• Richard Hynd – drums, percussion

Other personnel

• Assistant engineers – Chris Laidlan, Matt Westfield, Pete Lewis
• Engineering and mixing – Ed Thacker
• Mastering – Bob Ludwig
• Producer – Paul Fox
• String arrangements – Campbell, Jimmy Z, McElhone, Fox

Charts

Chart (1994)!scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	96

Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas . . 2012-03-07.
2. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
3. 277.