The Very Best of 1989 – 2023

~ Release by Texas (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Say What You Want
recording engineer:
Nick Addison, Ian Grimble, Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician), Kenny MacDonald and Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
additional programming:
Paul Taylor (UK songwriter, producer, keyboardist, programmer, engineer)
programming:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Richard Hynd, Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
sound engineer:
Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
additional producer:
Boilerhouse Boys
producer and mixer:
Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
guitar:
Johnny McElhone and Ally McErlaine (Scottish guitarist)
keyboard:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes) and Johnny McElhone
recording of:
Say What You Want
lyricist and composer:
Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
EMI 10 Music
3.83:56
2Black Eyed Boy
recording engineer:
Nick Addison, Ian Grimble, Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician), Kenny MacDonald and Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
sound engineer:
Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
producer and mixer:
Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
recording of:
Black Eyed Boy
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Robert Hodgens, Richard Hynd, Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
23rd Precinct Music Ltd. and BMG 10 Music Ltd.
3:12
3Inner Smile
drums (drum set) programming:
Wayne Rodriques
producer:
Gregg Alexander and Johnny Mac
mixer:
Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
guitar:
Ally McErlaine (Scottish guitarist)
keyboard:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Johnny McElhone and Rick Nowles
background vocals:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Rick Nowles and Sharleen Spiteri
recording of:
Inner Smile
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Alexander, Johnny McElhone, Rick Nowels and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
EMI 10 Music, Future Furniture and Keepin’ It Real, How ’Bout You?
3.353:53
4Mr Haze
recording engineer:
Michael Bannister (engineer) and Angelica Bjornsson
producer:
Angelica Bjornsson and Johnny McElhone
mixer:
Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
bass:
Johnny McElhone
drums (drum set):
Michael Bannister (engineer)
guitar:
Barrie Cadogan, Johnny McElhone, Ally McErlaine (Scottish guitarist), Tony McGovern and Sharleen Spiteri
keyboard:
Michael Bannister (engineer) and Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes)
background vocals:
Michael Bannister (engineer), Angelica Bjornsson, Robert Hodgens, Jack McElhone, Tony McGovern and Sharleen Spiteri
vocals:
Sharleen Spiteri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 2021)
samples:
Love’s Unkind by Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
recording of:
Mr Haze
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Robert Hodgens, Jack McElhone, Johnny McElhone, Giorgio Moroder, Sharleen Spiteri and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
3:40
5Halo
recording engineer:
Nick Addison, Ian Grimble, Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician), Kenny MacDonald and Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
programming:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Richard Hynd and Johnny McElhone
sound engineer:
Ian Grimble
producer and mixer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) and Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
drums (drum set):
Richard Hynd
guitar:
Ally McErlaine (Scottish guitarist) and Sharleen Spiteri
keyboard:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes) and Johnny McElhone
strings:
Gini Ball, Chris Pitsillide, Susan Dench (violist), Sally Herbert (violinist, composer, and conductor), Claire Miles, Claire Orsler and Anne Stephenson (violinist)
strings arranger:
Martin Greene and Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
recording of:
Halo
lyricist and composer:
Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
EMI 10 Music
3.54:11
6I Don’t Want a Lover
engineer:
Simon Vinestock
producer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
bass:
Johnny McElhone
drums (drum set):
Stuart Kerr
guitar:
Giuliano Gizzi, Ally McErlaine (Scottish guitarist) and Sharleen Spiteri
harmonica:
Mark Fletman
keyboard:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer) and Wix (UK / Paul Wickens)
background vocals:
Stuart Kerr and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
10 Music Ltd.
recording of:
I Don’t Want a Lover
lyricist and composer:
Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd.
3.655:05
7Summer Son
recording engineer:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Richard Hynd, Johnny Mac, Kenny McDonald (engineer) and Sharleen Spiteri
programming:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Richard Hynd, Jan “Stan” Kybert (producer / mixer / engineer), Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
producer:
Johnny Mac
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional percussion [beats]:
Ben Chapman
drums (drum set):
Richard Hynd
guitar:
Tony McGovern and Paul Smith (Silver Sun)
keyboard:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes) and Johnny McElhone
background vocals:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Robert Hodgens and Sharleen Spiteri
contains samples by:
Ally McErlaine (Scottish guitarist) (guitar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Grand Central Records Ltd. and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
Park Lane Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Shar's House in Scotland, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Mix Suite in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Summer Son
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Robert Hodgens, Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
23rd Precinct Music Ltd. and BMG 10 Music Ltd.
3.354:06
8Keep On Talking
cover recording of:
Keep on Talking
writer:
Dewey Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Fame Publishing Company LLC (affiliated to BMI) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
3:07
9The Conversation
engineer:
Michael Bannister (engineer) and Fred West
producer:
Johnny McElhone
mixer:
Jason Cox (UK production/engineer)
mixed at:
13 Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Conversation
writer:
Ian Dench, Amanda Ghost, Johnny McElhone, Karen Overton and Sharleen Spiteri
22:45
10In Our Lifetime
recording engineer:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Richard Hynd, Johnny Mac, Kenny McDonald (engineer) and Sharleen Spiteri
additional programming:
Kenny MacDonald
programming:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Richard Hynd, Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri and Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
producer:
Johnny Mac
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional percussion [beats]:
Ben Chapman
drums (drum set):
Richard Hynd
guitar:
Johnny McElhone and Ally McErlaine (Scottish guitarist)
keyboard:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
background vocals:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Robert Hodgens and Sharleen Spiteri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Grand Central Records Ltd. and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
Park Lane Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and Shar's House in Scotland, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Mix Suite in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
In Our Lifetime
lyricist and composer:
Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
EMI 10 Music
34:08
11In Demand
programming:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Johnny McElhone, Rich Sheppard and Sharleen Spiteri
producer:
Dallas Austin
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional drums (drum set):
Kenny MacDonald
drums (drum set):
Tom Knight (US drummer)
guitar:
Tomi Martin
keyboard:
Dallas Austin, Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes) and Johnny McElhone
background vocals:
Debra Killings and Sharleen Spiteri
recording of:
In Demand
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Austin, Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
34:27
12Put Your Arms Around Me
recording engineer:
Nick Addison, Ian Grimble, Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician), Kenny MacDonald and Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
additional programming:
Terry Disley and Alex Silva
programming:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes), Richard Hynd, Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
sound engineer:
Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
producer and mixer:
Dave Stewart (Sound engineer and guitarist) and Texas (Scottish pop rock band)
additional drum machine [programming]:
Paul Taylor (UK songwriter, producer, keyboardist, programmer, engineer)
additional keyboard:
Terry Disley and Alex Silva
guitar:
Ally McErlaine (Scottish guitarist) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
keyboard:
Eddie Campbell (Scottish keyboardist for Texas/The Incredible Blondes) and Johnny McElhone
recording of:
Put Your Arms Around Me
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hodgens, Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
23rd Precinct Music Ltd., BMG 10 Music Ltd. and Eligible Music Ltd.
54:35
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