Album · Texas
Ricks Road by Texas
Ricks Road is an album by Texas, released in 1993. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “So Called Friend”, on 3 lists with a best position of #1575.
Ricks Road, the third album from Glasgow's Texas, came out on Mercury on 1 November 1993 with Paul Fox producing, and it caught the band in the long lull between the splash of their debut, Southside, and the blockbuster White on Blonde would become in 1997. It got to number 18 in the UK but lasted only two weeks on the albums chart, though it fared better in parts of Europe, picking up a double gold award in France.
Sharleen Spiteri's voice, smoky and knowing, is the draw, and the band around her, still anchored by founders Johnny McElhone and Ally McErlaine, wraps it in warm, guitar-heavy rock. Three singles cracked the UK top 40: "So Called Friend", "You Owe It All to Me" and "So in Love with You". The album was finally certified silver in Britain in October 1997.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Ricks Road on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So Called Friend | 3 | #1575 | – | 1999–2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.