Jump on Board

Jump on Board is the ninth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Texas that was released worldwide in May 2017. The lead single from the album, "Let's Work it Out" was released earlier in the year and charted within the singles chart in France. The second single "Tell That Girl" was released in May 2017, just prior to the official release of the album.

Jump on Board
Studio album by
Texas
Released21 April 2017
Recorded2016–2017
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London, UK
GenreAlternative rock
LabelBMG,[1][2] PIAS Recordings[3]
ProducerJohnny McElhone
Texas chronology
Texas 25
(2015)		 Jump on Board
(2017)		 Hi
(2020)
Singles from Jump on Board
  1. "Let's Work it Out"
    Released: 9 February 2017
  2. "Tell That Girl"
    Released: 28 March 2017
  3. "Midnight"
    Released: 9 July 2017
  4. "Can't Control"
    Released: 1 September 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic52/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Louder Sound[6]
Albuism[7]
The Skinny[8]
Contact Music[9]

Commercial performance

Jump on Board performed well commercial in the band's native Scotland, debuting at number one on the Scottish Album Charts.[10] The album performed well in both the United Kingdom and France, where it debuted within the top ten of both album charts, whereby it debuted the French Albums Charts at number one, giving the band their eighth French top ten album.[11]

Singles

The lead single, "Let's Work it Out" was released in early 2017 to critical acclaim. The song was added to several playlists on British radio station, BBC Radio 2 where it enjoyed strong airplay.[12] Despite this airplay, the song failed to make any chart impact on any British singles chart, either physical single sales, digital download or independent chart releases. The second single to be released from Jump on Board, "Tell that Girl" was released just prior to the formal release of the album in May 2017. Again, whilst failing to chart inside the United Kingdom singles chart or any other mainstream single charts across the European continent, "Tell that Girl" enjoyed strong airplay on BBC Radio 2 throughout both April and May 2017, making playlists including Great British Songbook and Today's Top Hits.[13]

Track listing
  1. "Let's Work It Out" - 3:42
  2. "Can't Control" - 3:43
  3. "For Everything" - 4:32
  4. "It Was Up to You" - 3:18
  5. "Tell That Girl" - 3:26
  6. "Sending A Message" - 3:10
  7. "Great Romances" - 3:28
  8. "Won't Let You Down" - 4:59
  9. "Midnight" - 3:18
  10. "Round the World" - 3:46

Commercial chart performance
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 3
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 63
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 6
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] 2

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[23] Gold 50,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (February 9, 2017). "Texas to release new album Jump On Board in April". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  2. "Jump on Board - Texas". AllMusic | Releases. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  3. "Jump On Board: Texas". Amazon France (in French). Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  5. "Jump on Board - Texas - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  11. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP". 1 November 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  12. "Let's Work It Out". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  13. "Tell That Girl". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  14. "Ultratop.be – Texas – Jump on Board" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Texas – Jump on Board" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  16. "Lescharts.com – Texas – Jump on Board". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Texas – Jump on Board" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  18. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  19. "Spanishcharts.com – Texas – Jump on Board". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Texas – Jump on Board". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  22. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  23. "French album certifications – Texas – Jump on board" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
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