Ricks Road

Ricks Road is the third album by Scottish rock band Texas. The album was released on 1 November 1993 by Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 18 in the UK and spent two weeks on the UK Albums Chart.^[3] It was certified Silver (for 60,000 copies sold) by the British Phonographic Industry in October 1997. In Australia, the album peaked at number 96 on the ARIA Albums Chart.^[4]

Ricks Road
Studio album by Texas
Released	1 November 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
Studio	Bearsville Studios, American Recording Co., New York
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	47:48
Label	Mercury Vertigo (Europe)
Producer	Paul Fox
Texas chronology
Mothers Heaven (1991) Ricks Road (1993) White on Blonde (1997)
Singles from Ricks Road
"So Called Friend" Released: 30 August 1993 "You Owe It All to Me" Released: 18 October 1993 "So in Love with You" Released: 31 January 1994 "Fade Away" Released: 4 April 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	6/10[2]

The album included three UK Top 40 singles; "So Called Friend" (#30), "You Owe It All to Me" (#39), and "So in Love with You" (#28).

Track listing

All songs written by Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri except as indicated.

International release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Called Friend"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri	3:42
2.	"Fade Away"	McElhone, Spiteri	3:03
3.	"Listen to Me"	McElhone, Spiteri	5:02
4.	"You Owe It All to Me"	McElhone, Spiteri	3:41
5.	"Beautiful Angel"	McElhone, Spiteri	3:20
6.	"So in Love with You"	McElhone, Spiteri	4:44
7.	"You've Got to Live a Little"	McElhone, Spiteri, Paul Fox	3:12
8.	"I Want to Go to Heaven"	McElhone, Spiteri	3:23
9.	"Hear Me Now"	McElhone, Spiteri, Ally McErlaine	4:11
10.	"Fearing These Days"	McElhone, Spiteri	4:18
11.	"I've Been Missing You"	McElhone, Spiteri	3:13
12.	"Winters End"	McElhone, Spiteri, Eddie Campbell	4:18
Total length:			47:48

US/Canadian release

1. "So Called Friend"
2. "Fade Away"
3. "Listen to Me"
4. "You Owe It All to Me"
5. "Beautiful Angel"
6. "So in Love with You"
7. "You've Got to Live a Little"
8. "I Want to Go to Heaven"
9. "Hear Me Now"
10. "Fearing These Days"
11. "Tired of Being Alone" (Al Green)
12. "Winters End"

Personnel

Texas

• Sharleen Spiteri – vocals, guitar
• Ally McErlaine – guitar
• Johnny McElhone – bass
• Eddie Campbell – piano, Wurlitzer, B3 organ, backing vocals
• Richard Hynd – drums, percussion

Other personnel

• Assistant engineers – Chris Laidlan, Matt Westfield, Pete Lewis
• Engineering and mixing – Ed Thacker
• Mastering – Bob Ludwig
• Producer – Paul Fox
• String arrangements – Campbell, Jimmy Z, McElhone, Fox

Charts

Chart performance for Ricks Road

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	96
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	84
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	14
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	18

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[10]	2× Gold	200,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11]	Gold	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	60,000^
United States	—	38,000[13]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Staunton, Terry (20 November 1993). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 35.
3. "Texas". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 277.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Texas – Ricks Road" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – Texas – Ricks Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Texas – Ricks Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
10. "French album certifications – Texas – Ricks Road" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 19 November 2021. Select TEXAS and click OK. 
11. Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
12. "British album certifications – Texas – Rick's Road". British Phonographic Industry.
13. Reece, Doug (5 July 1997). "Texas Finds International Hit In 'White'". Billboard. p. 11. Retrieved 8 October 2018.