White on Blonde

White on Blonde
Studio album by
Texas
Released3 February 1997[1]
Recorded1994–1996
Studio
Genre
Length47:06
LabelMercury
Producer
Texas chronology
Ricks Road
(1993) 		White on Blonde
(1997) 		The Hush
(1999)
Alternate cover
Japanese bonus cover
Singles from White on Blonde
  1. "Say What You Want"
    Released: 6 January 1997[2]
  2. "Halo"
    Released: 7 April 1997[3]
  3. "Black Eyed Boy"
    Released: 28 July 1997[4]
  4. "Put Your Arms Around Me"
    Released: 3 November 1997[5]
  5. "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)" / "Insane"
    Released: 9 March 1998[6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The Guardian[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]

White on Blonde is the fourth studio album by Scottish rock band Texas, released by Mercury Records on 3 February 1997. The album was the band's first number one in their native Scotland, and also reached number one in the United Kingdom, and would become their biggest seller internationally, selling in excess of four million copies worldwide.[10] A major commercial success for the band, it has been certified 6× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of over 1.8 million copies, and has sold 1.65 million as of January 2017.[11]

It spawned the commercial successful singles "Say What You Want", "Halo", "Black Eyed Boy", "Put Your Arms Around Me" and "Insane". "Insane" was released as a Double A-side alongside "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)", a remix version of "Say What You Want", and featured Method Man and RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan.[12] At the 2010 BRIT Awards, White on Blonde was nominated for British Album of 30 Years, ultimately losing to (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.[13]

  1. ^ "New Releases - The Official Music Week Product Listing" (PDF). Music Week. 1 February 1997. p. 31.
  2. ^ "New Releases - The Official Music Week Product Listing" (PDF). Music Week. 28 December 1996. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Records Out on April 7, 1997" (PDF). Music Week. 29 March 1997. p. 36.
  4. ^ "Records Out on July 28, 1997" (PDF). Music Week. 19 July 1997. p. 21.
  5. ^ "Reviews, November 3, 1997" (PDF). Music Week. 25 October 1997. p. 25.
  6. ^ "Singles, Releases for 9 Mar-15 Mar, 1998" (PDF). Music Week. 7 March 1997. p. 35.
  7. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "White on Blonde – Texas". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (31 January 1997). "Texas: White on Blonde (Mercury)". The Guardian.
  9. ^ Masuo, Sandy (21 September 1997). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ^ Alcaraz, Bruno. "Texas on Line - The 99 'Total Guitar' Article". balcar.free.fr.
  11. ^ Copsey, Rob (5 January 2017). "20 classic albums that turn 20 years old in 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  12. ^ Collins, Andrew (February 1998). "Their year: Texas". Q #137. p. 93.
  13. ^ "History". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 24 March 2024.