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The Greatest Hits is an album from Scottish pop group Texas, released on 23 October 2000. Three new songs were featured on the album. Two extra bonus tracks appear on the UK edition of the album that do not appear on the international edition. In territories where the group did not chart any major hits, the album was simply re-named Song Book. The album was certified 6 times platinum in the UK.[2]

Track listing

International

  1. "I Don't Want a Lover"
  2. "In Demand"
  3. "Say What You Want"
  4. "Summer Son"
  5. "Inner Smile"
  6. "So in Love with You"
  7. "Black Eyed Boy"
  8. "So Called Friend"
  9. "Everyday Now"
  10. "In Our Lifetime"
  11. "Halo"
  12. "Guitar Song"
  13. "Prayer for You"
  14. "When We Are Together"
  15. "Put Your Arms Around Me"
  16. "Say What You Want (All Day Every Day)" (featuring Method Man and The RZA)
  • The songs "Insane" and "Tired of Being Alone" are only available on the cassette version of this release.

UK

  1. "I Don't Want a Lover"
  2. "In Demand"
  3. "Say What You Want"
  4. "Summer Son"
  5. "Inner Smile"
  6. "So in Love with You"
  7. "Black Eyed Boy"
  8. "So Called Friend"
  9. "Everyday Now"
  10. "In Our Lifetime"
  11. "Halo"
  12. "Guitar Song"
  13. "Prayer for You"
  14. "When We Are Together"
  15. "Insane"
  16. "Tired of Being Alone"
  17. "Put Your Arms Around Me"
  18. "Say What You Want (All Day Every Day)" (featuring Method Man and The RZA)
  • This version of the album is also available in Japan.

Limited Edition Bonus CD (International & UK)

  1. "Say What You Want" (Rae & Christian Mix)
  2. "Summer Son" (Giorgio Moroder Mix)
  3. "Black Eyed Boy" (Trailermen Black Eyed Disco Mix)
  4. "In Our Lifetime" (Jules' Disco Trip Mix)
  5. "In Demand" (Sunship Mix)
  6. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Weatherall's Electric for Bird Mix)
  7. "I Don't Want a Lover" (video)
  8. "Halo" (video)
  9. "In Demand" (video)

Second French edition

  1. "I Don't Want a Lover"
  2. "In Demand"
  3. "Say What You Want"
  4. "Summer Son"
  5. "Inner Smile"
  6. "So in Love with You"
  7. "Black Eyed Boy"
  8. "So Called Friend"
  9. "Everyday Now"
  10. "In Our Lifetime"
  11. "Halo"
  12. "Guitar Song"
  13. "Prayer for You"
  14. "When We Are Together"
  15. "Put Your Arms Around Me"
  16. "Say What You Want (All Day Every Day)" [Texas featuring Method Man & The RZA]
  17. "I Don't Want a Lover" (2001 Mix)

Deluxe edition

CD1: The Greatest Hits

  1. "I Don't Want a Lover"
  2. "In Demand"
  3. "Say What You Want"
  4. "Summer Son"
  5. "Inner Smile"
  6. "So in Love with You"
  7. "Black Eyed Boy"
  8. "So Called Friend"
  9. "Everyday Now"
  10. "In Our Lifetime"
  11. "Halo"
  12. "Guitar Song"
  13. "Prayer for You"
  14. "When We Are Together"
  15. "Insane"
  16. "Tired of Being Alone"
  17. "Put Your Arms Around Me"
  18. "Say What You Want (All Day Every Day)" (featuring Wu Tang Clan)

CD2: Limited Edition Remix CD

  1. "Say What You Want" (Rae & Christian Mix)
  2. "Summer Son" (Giorgio Moroder Mix)
  3. "Black Eyed Boy" (Trailermen Black Eyed Disco Mix)
  4. "In Our Lifetime" (Jules' Disco Trip Mix)
  5. "In Demand" (Sunship Mix)
  6. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Weatherall's Electric for Bird Mix)
  7. "Inner Smile" (Rae & Christian Basement Mix)
  8. "So in Love with You" (Youth Mix)
  9. "I'll See It Through" (Roger Sanchez Mix)

DVD: Texas Paris

The Videos

  1. "In Demand"
  2. "Black Eyed Boy"
  3. "Halo"
  4. "In Our Lifetime"
  5. "Tired of Being Alone"
  6. "So in Love with You"
  7. "Prayer for You"
  8. "I Don't Want a Lover"
  9. "When We Are Together"
  10. "Summer Son"
  11. "Inner Smile"
  12. "Say What You Want"

Paris Setlist

  1. "In Demand"
  2. "Black Eyed Boy"
  3. "Halo"
  4. "In Our Lifetime"
  5. "Guitar Song"
  6. "Insane"
  7. "Tired of Being Alone"
  8. "So in Love with You"
  9. "Prayer for You"
  10. "I Don't Want a Lover"
  11. "When We Are Together"
  12. "Summer Son"
  13. "Inner Smile"
  14. "Suspicious Minds"
  15. "Say What You Want"

DVD Extras
Bonus footage includes an exclusive live film of Sharleen Spiteri's acoustic performance at Brixton Academy (November 2000) and a previously unseen Sharleen interview.

  • This version of the album was released in the UK on 14 June 2004.

Preview CD

  1. "Halo"
  2. "So Called Friend"
  3. "In Our Lifetime" [Live at Barrowlands, Glasgow 1999]
  4. "Postcard" [Live at Barrowlands, Glasgow 1999]

CD-ROM

  1. "Halo" (video)
  2. "So Called Friend" (video)
  3. Trailer
  4. Biography
  5. Photo Gallery
  • This version was available on 21 October 2000 in The Times.

Promo CD

  1. "Inner Smile" (Stonebridge Classic House Remix)
  2. "Halo"
  3. "So Called Friend"
  4. "In Our Lifetime" (live)
  5. "Postcard" (live)

CD-ROM

  1. "Halo" (video)
  2. "So Called Friend" (video)
  3. Biography
  • This version was available in an August issue of Italian magazine Tribe Generation.

Chart performance

Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 1
French Albums Chart 1
German Albums Chart 11
Spanish Albums Chart 2
Swedish Albums Chart 8
Preceded by UK number one album
November 4, 2000 – November 10, 2000
January 27, 2001 – February 2, 2001
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "British Phonographic Industry searchable certification database". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-03-08.