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White on Blonde by Texas
White on Blonde is an album by Texas, released in 1997. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Say What You Want”, on 5 lists with a best position of #52.
White on Blonde, the fourth album from Glasgow's Texas, came out on Mercury on 3 February 1997, and it's the sound of a band pulling itself off the ropes. Mothers Heaven and Ricks Road had fallen short of the success of the Southside debut; this one went to number one in Scotland and across the UK for the first time and became their biggest seller, past four million copies worldwide. Mike Hedges and David A. Stewart produced alongside Sharleen Spiteri and co-founder Johnny McElhone, and they buff everything to a soulful, radio-ready gleam, with Spiteri's warm, husky voice right up front.
The singles kept coming: the easy sway of "Say What You Want", "Halo", "Black Eyed Boy", "Put Your Arms Around Me" and "Insane", the last paired with a remix of "Say What You Want" featuring Method Man and RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. In 2010 it was up for British Album of 30 Years at the BRIT Awards, losing out to Oasis.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from White on Blonde on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say What You Want | 5 | #52 | – | 1997–2016 | |
| 2 | Halo | 1 | #313 | – | 2001 | |
| 3 | Black Eyed Boy | 1 | #417 | – | 2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.