Texas are a Scottish alternative rock band from Glasgow. The band released their debut album Southside in 1989, along with the debut single “I Don’t Want a Lover”, which was a top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top ten of the texas roadhouse rolls recipe in many other European countries. The band’s fortunes changed in 1997 with the release of their White on Blonde album, which entered at the top of the UK albums chart and became their biggest seller.

To date it has been certified six times platinum in the United Kingdom. As of 2017, Texas’s worldwide sales were 40 million records and they have had thirteen top-ten singles on the UK singles chart and three number-one albums and eight UK top-ten albums on the UK albums chart. The band’s debut single, “I Don’t Want a Lover”, was released in January 1989. It peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and No. The band’s second album, Mothers Heaven, was released in September 1991.

It was preceded by the single “Why Believe in You”, but this failed to reach the UK top 40 stalling at No. 66 on the UK Singles Chart. This did not bode well for the album, which itself peaked at No. Ironically, immediately following the disappointing performance of the album and its singles, Texas released a new cover version of the Al Green classic “Tired of Being Alone” in April 1992. The single, which was not included on the album, was more successful and returned the band to the UK top 20, peaking at No.

Texas released their third album, Ricks Road in November 1993. 18 on the UK Albums Chart. Following an endorsement by then Radio 1 presenter Chris Evans on his Channel 4 show TFI Friday in 1997, Texas came back to the music scene with the international hit “Say What You Want”. Platinum by the BPI for UK sales in excess of 1. It was included in Q magazine’s “50 Best Albums of 1997″, and voted the 86th-best album of all time by Q readers in 1998. 90 Best Albums of the 1990s”. In 2010, it was nominated for the BRIT Awards “Best Album in the Past 25 Years”.

In April 1999, Texas released the first single from their forthcoming fifth studio album. In Our Lifetime” peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and was also included on the Notting Hill film soundtrack that year. In October 2000, Texas released their first compilation album, The Greatest Hits. The album featured tracks spanning their career, from their 1989 debut to the current day and included three new songs. A new single, “In Demand” was released on 2 October 2000 and reached No. 2000 animated feature film Titan A.

The song was included on the Titan A. In September 2002, Spiteri gave birth to her daughter, Misty Kyd, although motherhood did not prevent her from working on another album. In October 2003, Texas released the first single from their upcoming sixth album titled “Carnival Girl” which featured rapping vocals by Canadian artist Kardinal Offishall. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The band returned in August 2005 with a new single “Getaway”, which peaked at No. 6, becoming the band’s tenth UK top-ten single. It was followed by another new single, “Can’t Resist”, released in October 2005.

On 24 September 2007, the band released The BBC Sessions, which included radio sessions spanning from 1989 to 2005, with extensive liner notes and interviews with Spiteri. In 2008, Spiteri embarked on a solo career. Her debut album Melody was released in July 2008 and debuted at No. Spiteri’s second solo studio album The Movie Songbook was released on 1 March 2010, and peaked at No. Texas reunited for the first time since 2005.

The band embarked on a tour in 2011 and lead singer Spiteri appeared on Popstar to Operastar on 12 June 2011 singing a version of the band’s hit “Say What You Want”. Spiteri was also invited to make a series of cameo appearances at different events, all of which involved film scores. In February 2013, Music Week announced the band had signed a new record deal with PIAS Recordings and were to release their first new album since reuniting. The Conversation was released on 20 May 2013. To celebrate the band’s 25th anniversary, it was announced that some of their biggest hits would be re-recorded for a new album entitled Texas 25. The band also embarked on a new UK tour throughout April and May 2015. An Evening with Texas was a more intimate arrangement than previous shows and featured stories told by Spiteri from the band’s 25 years together.

The band released their ninth studio album, Jump on Board in May 2017 to critical acclaim, with “Let’s Work it Out” serving as the lead single from the new album. Jump on Board performed well commercially in the band’s native Scotland, debuting at number one on the Scottish Albums Chart. In support of the album, the band embarked on the Jump on Board Live Tour world tour. On 28 February 2020, the band announced on Twitter that its next album was called Hi, which was released on BMG on 28 May 2021. A single, also called “Hi”, was released in December 2020 and reunited the band with the Wu-Tang Clan after 22 years. In April 2021, the second single from Hi was released. After the release of Texas’s 2005 album Red Book the band members confirmed that they would enter a hiatus.