Careful What You Wish For (Texas album)

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Careful What You Wish For
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Studio album by
Texas
Released20 October 2003
Recorded2002–2003
StudioOlympic Studios, West London
SARM West Studios, London
Whitfield Street Recording Studios, London
Elevator Studios, Liverpool
Phase One Studios, Toronto
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:38
LabelMercury
ProducerJohnny McElhone
Trevor Horn
Ian Broudie
Ceri "Sunship" Evans
Texas chronology
The Greatest Hits
(2000) 		Careful What You Wish For
(2003) 		I Don't Want a Lover: The Collection
(2004)
Singles from Careful What You Wish For
  1. "Carnival Girl"
    Released: 6 October 2003
  2. "I'll See It Through"
    Released: 8 December 2003

Careful What You Wish For is the sixth album by Scottish rock band Texas, released 20 October 2003. The album went on to achieve gold status in the UK for 100,000 copies sold.[1]

Release and reception

Only two singles were produced from Careful What You Wish For. The first was the hit UK Top 10 single, "Carnival Girl" which reached #9 on the UK Singles Charts and was also a hit in other European countries.

A second single, "I'll See It Through" was released in December 2003. However, the single was less successful than the release of "Carnival Girl", only debuting at #40 on the UK Singles Charts. After this their record label, Mercury Records, decided not to release a third single from the album, and this led Texas to re-enter the studio to start work on their next album, Red Book (2005).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Telephone X"Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Eddie Campbell, Tony McGovernJohnny McElhone, Trevor Horn3:43
2."Broken"McElhone, Spiteri, Guy ChambersMcElhone, Ian Broudie3:27
3."Carnival Girl" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)McElhone, Spiteri, Jason HarrowMcElhone4:03
4."I'll See It Through"McElhone, Spiteri, ChambersMcElhone4:04
5."Where Did You Sleep?"McElhone, Spiteri, ChambersMcElhone4:02
6."And I Dream"McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone3:58
7."Careful What You Wish For"McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone3:31
8."Big Sleep"McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone2:33
9."Under Your Skin"McElhone, Spiteri, McGovernMcElhone3:43
10."Carousel Dub" (featuring Suncycle)McElhone, Spiteri, Suncycle, Ceri EvansMcElhone2:06
11."Place in My World" (featuring Dolomite)McElhone, Spiteri, Evans, WilliamsonMcElhone, Ceri Evans3:53
12."Another Day"McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone3:43
Total length:42:38

Personnel

Texas

  • Sharleen Spiteri – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Ally McErlaine – guitar
  • Johnny McElhone – guitar, bass, piano, keyboards
  • Tony McGovern – guitar, vocals
  • Eddie Campbell – piano, keyboards
  • Neil Payne – drums (track 3)

Production

  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Johnny Mac – producer

Chart positions

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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