Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Alternativni Rok, Elektronska muzika, Pop, Rok
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Studio album by Texas
Released 3 February 1997[1]
Recorded 1994–1996
Studios
Chateau de la Rouge Motte (Normandy, France),
The Church, Abbey Road (London, England),
Love Net, Shar`s House, Park Lane (Glasgow, Scotland)
Genres
Pop rockalternative rockdowntempoblue-eyed soultrip hop
Length 47:06
Label Mercury
Producers
TexasMike HedgesDave StewartRae & Christian
Texas chronology
Ricks Road
(1993) White on Blonde
(1997) The Hush
(1999)

White on Blonde is the fourth studio album by Scottish rock band Texas, released by Mercury Records on 3 February 1997. It became the band`s first number one album in their native Scotland as well as in the United Kingdom and would become their biggest seller internationally, selling in excess of four million copies worldwide.[10] A major commercial success for the band, it has been certified 6× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of over 1.8 million copies, and has sold 1.65 million copies in the United Kingdom alone as of January 2017.[11]

It spawned the commercial successful singles `Say What You Want`, `Halo`, `Black Eyed Boy`, `Put Your Arms Around Me` and `Insane`. `Insane` was released as a Double A-side alongside `Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)`, a remix version of `Say What You Want`, and featured Method Man and RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan.[12] At the 2010 BRIT Awards, White on Blonde was nominated for British Album of 30 Years, ultimately losing to (What`s the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.[13]

Background and release
The writing process for White on Blonde spanned a period of three years, with early writing and recordings commencing during 1994. Described as a `incredibly fruitful time` for the band, together, they had penned a total of twenty-two songs for consideration of the then unnamed album.[14] In the end, the standard international release was brought down to fourteen tracks for inclusion, whereas the Japanese version received sixteen tracks. All but one of the songs on the album were written by band members Sharleen Spiteri and Johnny McElhone, the only exception being `You`re All I Need to Get By`, originally written by Ashford & Simpson which accompanied the release of `Put Your Arms Around Me`. Unlike their previous three albums, each of the band members shared a `considerable share` of the production arrangements for White on Blonde.[14]

The album includes five UK Top Ten singles: `Say What You Want` (UK No. 3), `Halo` (UK No. 10), `Black Eyed Boy` (UK No. 5), `Put Your Arms Around Me` (UK No. 10) and `Insane` (UK No. 4), the latter released as a double A-sided single with `Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)`, a new version of the 1997 hit featuring additional rap vocals by the Wu-Tang Clan. White on Blonde has been certified 6× Platinum in the UK, which indicates sales of over 1.8 million copies in that territory.[15] The album was also a major success in various European countries, such as France where it peaked at #2 on the French Album Charts. The album was produced by the band themselves, along with Mike Hedges and former Eurythmics star Dave Stewart.[16]

Spiteri told Q magazine in 1997 following the albums release and success that she felt `it`s our time now`, further commenting `When our first album, Southside came out, the record company said, ‘She’s the girl, let’s plaster her face everywhere.’ I wasn’t ready. Now it’s not their decision, and I am ready. We all knew we couldn’t just go to the studio and say ‘Here we go again.’ I never gave up, because I knew we could make a great record`.[17]

1. `0.34` (Introduction) Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri Texas 0:34
2. `Say What You Want` McElhone, Spiteri Texas 3:53
3. `Drawing Crazy Patterns` McElhone, Spiteri Texas 3:52
4. `Halo` McElhone, Spiteri Texas, Mike Hedges 4:10
5. `Put Your Arms Around Me` McElhone, Spiteri, Dave Stewart, Robert Hodgens Dave Stewart, Texas 4:33
6. `Insane` McElhone, Spiteri Texas, Hedges 4:45
7. `Black Eyed Boy` McElhone, Spiteri, Eddie Campbell, Richard Hynd, Hodgens Texas 3:10
8. `Polo Mint City` McElhone, Spiteri Texas 1:37
9. `White on Blonde` McElhone, Spiteri Texas 3:46
10. `Postcard` McElhone, Spiteri Texas 4:00
11. `0.28` (Interlude) McElhone, Spiteri Texas 0:28
12. `Ticket to Lie` McElhone, Spiteri, Hodgens Texas 3:31
13. `Good Advice` McElhone, Spiteri, Mark Rae, Steve Christian Texas, Rae & Christian 4:50
14. `Breathless` McElhone, Spiteri Texas, Hedges 3:55
Personnel
Texas
Sharleen Spiteri – vocals, guitar
Ally McErlaine – guitar
Johnny McElhone – bass guitar
Eddie Campbell – keyboards, vocals
Richard Hynd – drums
Other Personnel
Roger Ward – guitar
Paul Taylor – programming
Alex Silva – programming, keyboards
Terry Disley – programming, keyboards
Martin Greene – string arrangement
Claire Miles – strings
Anne Stephenson – strings
Sally Herbert – strings
Claire Orsler – strings
Susan Dench – strings
Gini Ball – strings
Chris Pitsillide – strings
Steven Granville – backing vocals