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Track Listings
| 1. 036 |
| 2. Getaway |
| 3. Can't Resist |
| 4. What About Us |
| 5. Cry |
| 6. Sleep |
| 7. Get Down Tonight |
| 8. Nevermind |
| 9. Bad Weather |
| 10. Master Thief |
| 11. Just Holding On |
| 12. Red Book |
| 13. Getaway (Video Enhancement) |
| 14. Can't Resist (Video Enhancement) |
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It's hard to see Texas as a band nowadays. In the same way that Simply Red is Mick Hucknall, Texas have become the Sharleen Spiteri show. There's very little which is distinctive about this album other than her voice, which carries the show along quite nicely, thank you.
Red Book clearly aims to appeal to the Adult Orientated Pop market. Sharing producers with Gwen Stefani and Girls Aloud helps to achieve a suitably slick backdrop to Sharleen's musings on love's fickle ways.
Stand out tracks? "Sleep", a duet with The Blue Nile's Paul Buchanan, would move any but the most hard hearted. But to be honest, this isn't an album of stand out moments it's more something to wallow in; the aural equivalent of a long soak in a hot tub! --Trevor Lord
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Product Description
Red Book, the new album from Charlene and company features 12 new tracks including "Can't Resist", "Cry", "Bad Weather", "Get Down Tonight", "Nevermind" and more.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Very disappointed didn't chart higher.
Hopefully,once 'sleep' is released with Peter Kay led video,
sales will improve because as an album this is pure class.
Every song is perfectly executed.
I normally listen to more indie guitar type music,but the quality here cannot be denied.
It will be a damn shame if this album goes unnoticed by majority of record buying public.
As for that song 'sleep' a more emotionally uplifting song I haven't heard in a long,long time with Mr.Buchanan's vocals lifting it into classic status.
Hopefully,once 'sleep' is released with Peter Kay led video,
sales will improve because as an album this is pure class.
Every song is perfectly executed.
I normally listen to more indie guitar type music,but the quality here cannot be denied.
It will be a damn shame if this album goes unnoticed by majority of record buying public.
As for that song 'sleep' a more emotionally uplifting song I haven't heard in a long,long time with Mr.Buchanan's vocals lifting it into classic status.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The new Texas Album is just what I hoped for since the last release (which I found ok but not too great).
Sharleen's voice is as smooth as ever, the compositions go right into the ear and they're pretty sexy!
Their best effort to date! Wonderful!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I saw Texas at the Glasgow Carling Academy and the concert was absolutely superb, so I was really looking forward to Red Book and I wasn't let down.
This is the best Texas album since 1997's White On Blonde. While 2003's Careful What You Wish For had some good tracks on it, it wasn't the best. But with this album, Texas come back with some beautiful songs like What About Us. I can listen to the whole album without skipping because every track is brilliant.
This is the best Texas album since 1997's White On Blonde. While 2003's Careful What You Wish For had some good tracks on it, it wasn't the best. But with this album, Texas come back with some beautiful songs like What About Us. I can listen to the whole album without skipping because every track is brilliant.
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A DOUBLE DELIGHT--CD / DVD COMPILATION
I think TEXAS are an absolutely fantastic band who write many fabulous songs,make wonderful single videos,
have beautiful Sharleen for lead singer with her amazing vocals,and... Read more
have beautiful Sharleen for lead singer with her amazing vocals,and... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by Mr. W. J. Wright
It's good but....
I think Red Book is quite a good album but LACKS the "oompph" of earlier hit-laden albums such as White on Blonde and The Hush. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2008 by R. Murray
Their best release since "Best of"
This album was released after BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, an album I had been longing for, yet it failed to deliver. Read more
Published on 20 May 2007 by Brida
a great texas album.
it is very hard to make as well as "White One Blonde" but with "Red Book" Texas offers an opus of an elegance to us almost as large as that of "White One Blonde". Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2006 by Shar
Anonymous disco and radio fodder
Texas started out so magnificently on their first three albums but unfortunately they changed tack and chose commercial success over musical originality. Read more
Published on 26 May 2006 by Vincent O'Sullivan
Can't stop listening to it...
Well this album is good enough that if you did not know better it could be a 'best of' album of Texas - almost every track is standout, and yet there is sufficient variety that you... Read more
Published on 4 April 2006 by Mr. Stephen Kennedy
An excellent package from Texas
I describe this as "an excellent package" rather than "an excellent CD" because of the extra features. Read more
Published on 2 April 2006 by Mark Syder
A must have for Texas fans
I recommend this album to any Texas fans, or to anybody willing to discover what the band is about.
I find it to be one of Texas' most intimate and best executed albums. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2006 by "acobas"
Delightful!
I recommend this album to any Texas fans, or to anybody willing to discover what the band is about.
I find it to be one of Texas' most intimate and best executed albums. Read more
I find it to be one of Texas' most intimate and best executed albums. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2006 by "anacobas"
Great !!!
JUST WHEN YOU THINK THAT TEXAS CAN'T GET ANY BETTER, THEY GET SET TO BLOW YOU ALL AWAY WITH THIS AMAZING NEW TRACK "WHAT ABOUT US" TAKEN FROM THEIR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2006
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