''Ricks Road'' is the third album by

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rock band

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. The album was released on 1 November 1993 by Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 18 in the UK and spent two weeks on the

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. It was certified Silver (for 60,000 copies sold) by the

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in October 1997. In Australia, the album peaked at number 96 on the

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. The album included three UK Top 40 singles; " So Called Friend" (#30), " You Owe It All to Me" (#39), and " So in Love with You" (#28).

Track listing

All songs written by

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and

Sharleen Spiteri Sharleen Eugene Spiteri (born 7 November 1967) is a Scottish singer–songwriter and guitarist who has a contralto vocal range, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Texas (band), Texas, who rose to prominence in 1989 with the release ...

except as indicated.

International release

US/Canadian release

# "So Called Friend" # "Fade Away" # "Listen to Me" # "You Owe It All to Me" # "Beautiful Angel" # "So in Love with You" # "You've Got to Live a Little" # "I Want to Go to Heaven" # "Hear Me Now" # "Fearing These Days" # "

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" (

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) # "Winters End"

Personnel

Texas *Sharleen Spiteri – vocals, guitar *Ally McErlaine – guitar *Johnny McElhone – bass *Eddie Campbell – piano, Wurlitzer, B3 organ, backing vocals *Richard Hynd – drums, percussion Other personnel * Assistant engineers – Chris Laidlan, Matt Westfield, Pete Lewis * Engineering and mixing – Ed Thacker * Mastering –

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* Producer – Paul Fox * String arrangements – Campbell, Jimmy Z, McElhone, Fox

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

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