Texas 25 - 2CD Edition (2015)/ Texas [UK]

"Texas could be seen as proto-Amy Winehouse. In 1997, 7 years before Winehouse's debut "Frank", Texas reinvented themselves as a blue-eyed soul group via their 4th album, "White On Blonde". Buoyed by the hits "Say What You Want" and "Black Eyed Boy" -- the former sultry, the latter bouncing along like Motown -- the album was a smash throughout Europe, arguably opening the door for Winehouse and later Adele to walk through, but Texas never saw the same level of prominence. Maybe that's why they've decided to rework a some songs with the Truth & Soul collective, who worked with both Amy and Adele. "Texas 25" has 8 of those retro-soul reworkings, plus 4 brand-new songs that suit this style. Occasionally, the group sounds a little bit older and wiser -- vocalist Sharleen Spiteri is slightly huskier than she was when the songs were first essayed -- which is an attitude that fits nicely with the stylish groove of Truth & Soul." (S.T. Erlewine, Allmusic; 3,5 uit 5 sterren) CD2 bevat originele opnamen van Texas-hits.

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