Texas Album Crosses Borders
from Musicweek - August 2003

Texas are preparing for the release of their first new material since their greatest hits collection in 2000, which clocked up sales of 5m worldwide.

A wide variety of guests have contributed to their new studio album, titled Careful What You Wish For, ranging from UK reggae crew Suncycle to Robbie Williams' former songwriting partner Guy Chambers. The first single from the album will be Carnival Girl, which will be released to media in mid-August.

"It's got energy and joy and it doesn't sound like any other UK band out there," says frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri. "We're a pop-rock group, but we're very ambitious and we've never wanted to make carbon-copy music or be part of any little scene."

The varied influences on Careful What You Wish For extend to the current New York new wave scene, which can be heard on Blondie-esque tracks such as Broken. The album is due for a mid-October release through Mercury.

The Chambers co-written I'll See Through It is expected to be the second single from the set, to be released in December.


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