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“Black Eyed Boy” by Texas
From the album White on Blonde (1997)
“Black Eyed Boy” by Texas appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2001. It was first released in 1997 on the album White on Blonde. Its best result is #417 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,684 alternative song of all time.
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"Black Eyed Boy" was the third single from White on Blonde, the fourth album by Scottish band Texas, and when Mercury sent it out on 28 July 1997 it went to number five in the UK. This is Texas going full Motown: Music Week heard Sharleen Spiteri channelling Diana Ross over a thumping, Supremes-style groove and called it a perfect summer present for radio.
Spiteri wrote it with Johnny McElhone, Eddie Campbell, Robert Hodgens and Richard Hynd, and the band produced and mixed it themselves. Music Week kept the love coming, making it Single of the Week with full marks, while The Times' David Sinclair shrugged it off as a paint-by-numbers Supremes pastiche. Beyond Britain it cracked the top 50 in Australia, Israel and a string of European countries.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 417 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
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