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Mothers Heaven [CD]

Texas Audio CD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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2013 marks the 25th anniversary of a certain young band from Glasgow’s first public concert.

That night in March 1988, nobody looking towards the stage of Dundee University students’ union would have been any the wiser about the unknown and unsigned vision before them. A female-fronted quartet with a twangy, gang-like swagger harking back to the pout and punch of Blondie and ... Read more in Amazon's Texas Store

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Mothers Heaven + Ricks Road + Southside
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Product details

  • Audio CD (18 Mar 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
  • ASIN: B000001G0P
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,699 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Mothers Heaven 5:43£0.59  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. Why Believe In You 4:09£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. Dream Hotel 4:22£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. This Will All Be Mine 2:57£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Beliefs 6:45£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Alone With You 4:41£0.59  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. In My Heart 4:13£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Waiting 1:50£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Wrapped In Clothes Of Blue 4:17£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Return 2:34£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Walk The Dust 6:04£0.69  Buy MP3 


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Before their reinvention as a remix-friendly pop band. Before Sharleen Spiteri became a sex symbol of sorts. Before the relegation of the other members (in video clips and photo shoots) to baffled anonymity. Back in the day--1991, to be precise--when Texas, true to their name, were a gutsy little country-flavoured rock combo, rather in the style of Lone Justice. "I Don't Want A Lover" bought the Glaswegian quartet to attention, but also set a standard that neither their debut album, nor this one, their sophomore effort, quite managed to equal. Yet for all their rootsy flourishes, they were still first and foremost a rock band: producer Tim Palmer gave them a slick AOR sound, and made the most of their strengths--notably Ally McErlaine's lonesome slide guitar, on the brooding "This Will All Be Mine". But Spiteri's vocals were colourless, and many of the songs seemed perfunctory. Now, of course, they've embraced dance-pop with the same kind of cautious acceptance they once reserved for country music and the blues. Neither fish nor fowl, as ever. --Andrew McGuire

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Scottish blues 9 July 2003
Format:Audio CD
Surprised to see just the one review for this album and that it's only given a 3 star rating. Southside was class. But to me the next two albums are better - that's Mothers Heaven and Rick's Road. Both bluesy, both with catchy tunes. No hesitation in recomending these to blues fans. Texas fans that only came in at the White on Blonde stage might not get what they expected though.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as their debut 28 Sep 2000
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Format:Audio CD
"Mothers Heaven was the second album by Texas and the follow up to their debut album "Southside". The album saw a change in style for the band and despite the fact that the album is not bad it fails to live up to the high expectation created by their debut album. This album is a lot darker than it's predecessor, which is maybe not what the fans were expecting as the album is nowhere nearly as commercially accessible as their debut which had a very pop meets rock style. The album is not bad its just that it had a lot to live up to and the album doesn't quite meet the benchmark set by "Southside" with the tracks being rough, dark and hard sounding and not as "pop" based as those on their debut album such as the brilliant "I Don't Want A Lover". The highlights on the album include "Why Believe In You", "This Will All Be Mine" and "Alone With You" and these are really the only tracks that I feel are good enough to be included on "Southside".
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4.0 out of 5 stars Texas 14 July 2012
By Hammer
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Good early Texas sounds, a worthy cd to buy and you can listen to it at any time of the day
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