Southside (Texas album)

Southside is the debut album by Scottish rock band Texas, released on 13 March 1989. It peaked at no. 3 in the UK Albums Chart and within three weeks of release was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.

Southside
Studio album by Texas
Released	13 March 1989
Recorded	September–November 1988
Studio	Maison Rouge Recording Studios Ltd, London
Genre	Rock pop rock alternative rock country rock
Length	44:53
Label	Mercury Vertigo (US/Canada)
Producer	Tim Palmer
Texas chronology
Southside (1989) Mothers Heaven (1991)
Singles from Southside
"I Don't Want a Lover" Released: 23 January 1989 "Thrill Has Gone" Released: 24 April 1989 "Everyday Now" Released: 5 August 1989 "Prayer for You" Released: 13 November 1989

Background and release

The album's first single "I Don't Want a Lover" was released on 23 January 1989 and peaked at no. 8 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Following the release of the album in March of that year, which entered the UK Albums Chart at no.3, further singles from the album were less successful. The second single, "Thrill Has Gone", peaked at no. 60, while a third single, "Everyday Now", fared little better at no. 44. Despite this, a fourth single, "Prayer for You", was released on 13 November but stalled at no. 73 in the UK. Despite only one hit single, the album spent 29 weeks on the charts.[2]

The album cover art was derived from the poster art for the film Paris, Texas, which inspired the band's name.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Want a Lover"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri	5:01
2.	"Tell Me Why"	McElhone, Spiteri	3:59
3.	"Everyday Now"	McElhone, Spiteri	4:33
4.	"Southside"	McElhone, Kerr, Spiteri, Ally McErlaine	2:00
5.	"Prayer for You"	McElhone, Spiteri	4:50
6.	"Faith" (CD only)	McElhone, Spiteri	4:19
7.	"Thrill Has Gone"	McElhone, Spiteri, Paul Fox	4:24
8.	"Fight the Feeling"	McElhone, Spiteri, Craig Armstrong	3:37
9.	"Fool for Love"	McElhone, Spiteri, Armstrong	3:54
10.	"One Choice"	McElhone, Spiteri	4:02
11.	"Future Is Promises"	McElhone, Spiteri, McErlaine	4:14

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (1989) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 25 French Albums (SNEP)[5] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 22 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 14 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 14 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[10] 3 US Billboard 200[11] 88 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/sales France (SNEP)[12] Platinum 600,000[13] Netherlands (NVPI)[14] Gold 50,000^^ Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] Platinum 100,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Platinum 50,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 100,000^^ Summaries Worldwide N/A 2,000,000[18] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone Personnel Texas Sharleen Spiteri – vocals, guitar Stuart Kerr – vocals, drums Johnny McElhone – bass Ally McErlaine – guitar Other Personnel Tim Palmer – producer/audio mixer References "Texas". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2012. "Texas – Southside". Official Charts Company. 25 March 1989. Retrieved 12 January 2012. "Australiancharts.com – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien. "Dutchcharts.nl – Texas – Southside" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. "Lescharts.com – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. "Charts.nz – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien. "Swedishcharts.com – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien. "Swisscharts.com – Texas – Southside". Hung Medien. "Texas | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. "Texas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2019. (select "Texas" from drop-down list) Ruelle, Yohann (10 December 2019). "Texas : une tournée en France pour les 30 ans de l'album "Southside"". Charts In France. "Dutch album certifications – Texas – Southside" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Southside in the "Artiest of titel" box. Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish), Iberautor Promociones Culturales, ISBN 8480486392, retrieved 28 June 2019 "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Texas; 'Southside')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. "British album certifications – Texas – Southside". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Southside in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. Tilli, Robert (28 September 1991). "Spotlight - Texas" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 23. Retrieved 28 June 2019.