Southside es un álbum de Texas, publicado en 1989 por Mercury. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «I Don't Want A Lover», «Tell Me Why», «Everyday Now» y «Southside».
Sobre el álbum
La discografía de Texas comenzó con un sonido sorprendentemente maduro y con raíces profundas en la música americana. Este álbum debut, lanzado en pleno auge del pop sintético, destacó por su autenticidad y su crudeza. La banda escocesa se presentó al mundo con un rock teñido de blues y soul, en el que sobresalía la potente voz de Sharleen Spiteri y el distintivo sonido de la guitarra slide.
Desde el principio, el disco demostró una confianza arrolladora. El primer sencillo, "I Don't Want a Lover", se convirtió en un éxito internacional instantáneo. Su icónico riff de guitarra y su estribillo desafiante definieron el sonido inicial del grupo. Además, otras canciones como "Thrill Has Gone" y "Prayer for You" mostraban una notable habilidad para crear atmósferas melancólicas y emotivas. El álbum fue aclamado por la crítica.
El sonido del disco evoca grandes paisajes desérticos, pese a provenir de Glasgow. "Southside" fue una declaración de intenciones audaz y exitosa, un trabajo que estableció a la banda como una propuesta diferente y con una fuerte personalidad. La biografía de Texas narra cómo este debut los puso inmediatamente en el mapa musical.
Listado de Canciones
- I Don't Want A Lover5:01
- Tell Me Why3:59
Letra
Even now I can see that day The fear in your eyes Tell me why Were you so afraid Somethings they turn out this way Fire the bullet and find That you don't know what you left behind When we laid you to rest Tell me why were you so afraid Tell me why were you so afraid You walk this line You walk this line of hate Where to people are so blind Blind to the evil it creates Never say to much Never think out loud Tell me why were you so afraid Tell me why were you so afraid I know one day you'll find a way To heal the wounds I know one day you'll find a way To heal the wounds Tell me why were you so afraid Even now I can see that day The fear in your eyes You gave all you lived for Whilst you kept your pride Tell me why were you so afraid Tell me why were you so afraid - Everyday Now4:33
Letra
I just woke up and I can see it now It's never been this close before Tried to tell myself I didn't care Crying out why am I here There's no point in me hiding And only now I can see Everyday now Everyday now The blame's gonna fall on me Something deep inside said move away Try to leave what's good behind And I still ask myself Why I let it go All these years were wasted time There's no point in me hiding And only now I can see Everyday now Everyday now The blame's gonna fall on me Everyday now Everyday now The blame's gonna fall on me Cause I never told you That I could never live without it Now the blame's on me Everyday now Everyday now The blame's gonna fall on me Everyday now Everyday now The blame's gonna fall on me Everyday now Everyday now The blame's gonna fall on me - Southside2:00
- Prayer For You4:50
Letra
All I see is the truth now That's all I want you to know That I'll never turn my back on you And leave you out there on your own I could never hide my feelings I could never let you fall And I want you to remember All the love that I've found Oh I say a prayer A prayer for you Oh for you I could never make a promise I'd only break it in the end Then you're looking for the answers You'd never trust in me again I could never watch you suffer I could never let you down And I hope you soon discover All the truth that I've now found Oh I say a prayer A prayer for you Oh for you Oh I say a prayer A prayer for you Oh for you - Faith4:19
Letra
Believe in In what I'm saying It's so much harder When it's you who is listening When I see suspicion in your eyes You know it hurts me It turns my head around No words could explain You've got to have faith in me nothing left to lose You've got to have faith in me nothing left to lose I'm gonna prove myself true to you somehow Have faith Deceiving Deceiving only you Why should I care When it means nothing to you When I see life coming closer I turn and pray Was it all in vain Will my world change You've got to have faith in me You've nothing left to lose You've got to have faith in me You've nothing left to lose I'm gonna prove myself true to you somehow Have faith Oh pleasing you has proven to be To be my weakest link yeh But if I change no place is safe Safe from a piece of mind You've got to have faith in me You've nothing left to lose Please have faith in me You've nothing left to lose You've got to have faith in me I'm gonna prove myself true to you somehow Have faith You've got to have faith in me - Thrill Has Gone4:24
Letra
Listening I hear your voice Together you and I have nothing left to carry on And I'm seeing you slip away Cause you never cared You never even realised Now the thrill has gone Cause I can see it in your eyes Now the thrill has gone And it was you who threw it all away Now the thrill has gone Wondering as I look outside Changes all around There's nothing left here to hide And I'm asking you have you lost your soul Cause you never cared You never even realised that I wasn't there Now the thrill has gone Cause I can see it in your eyes Now the thrill has gone And it was you who threw it all away Now the thrill has gone Say to me what I want to hear Say to me what I want to hear Say to me what I want to hear Cause you never cared You never even realised that I wasn't there Now the thrill has gone Cause I can see it in your eyes Now the thrill has gone And it was you who threw it all away Now the thrill has gone Now the thrill has gone Now the thrill has gone Now the thrill has gone - Fight The Feeling3:37
Letra
I've looked down the saddest city lane I've looked at the people with faces of pain I can't forget it I can't forget it I looked into your eyes You think it just a game Their faces keep on looking But it's all in vain I can't forget it I can't forget it Fight the feeling Show me your strength Fight the feeling You've got to fight to the end You keep telling me my mind is too cruel But I can't help it if I live by these rules You'll never change them You'll never change them You took me for a fool And read my thoughts You never realised that I couldn't be bought I can't forget it You will regret it Fight the feeling Show me your strength Fight the feeling You've got to fight to the end You can only push me so far Before I can't take no more I've made the vow You've lost me now Don't push me so far Fight the feeling Show me your strength Fight the feeling You've got to fight to the end - Fool For Love3:54
Letra
Have you heard the sound of disappointment It tears at you Why didn't I realise that I could be conned by you Taken for a fool But as the lights go down There's no one left around What will you do Now you've hurt me I won't let you stay No matter what you say to me now I won't let you stay No matter what you say to me now Hear what I'm saying it's not what I'm thinking My head is like a chain of thoughts Twisted in vain When will you ever learn That it's always the hard way Now that we're through I've nothing left to prove To convince you To convince you I won't let you stay No matter what you say to me now I won't let you stay No matter what you say to me now I won't let you stay No matter what you say to me now You never cared what happened Now you're the one whose laughing Fool for love Those rumors were true I was your fool I won't let you stay No matter what you say to me now I won't let you stay No matter what you say to me now - One Choice4:02
Letra
There's only one reason left for me to stay But you won't like the reason why Tried so many times to get through the two of you But you don't even want to try Times are hard and people need all they have got Look around and see what's left today Ain't so easy making it on your own What more do I need to say There's only one choice to be made And I can't help it If you take the wrong way Never knew a good thing Till it moved away Now it's too late to turn it back You'd buy the world if it would make me stay Listen now to what I have to say There's only one choice to be made And I can't help it If you take the wrong way There's only one choice to be made And I can't help it If you take the wrong way Sitting here thinking But nothing seems to change And I can't stand it anymore There's always someone trying to pull you down Do you really want this constant war There's only one choice to be made And I can't help it If you take the wrong way There's only one choice to be made And I can't help it If you take the wrong way - Future Is Promises4:14
Letra
I saw him today at the station There was something on his mind I felt I was on the devil's mission Trying to steal him from a friend I know it hurts you And you can't ask why I know it's hurts you Takes a train to cry You're only future is promises For so many years Your only future is promises I know you can make it if you try You've been living life in the past I'm gonna reach out I'm gonna grab your heart You've been living life in the eyes of a stranger You've gotta free your mind Cause I want to get nearer Your only future is promises For so many years Your only future is promises I know you can make it if you try Take the chance and make the move But don't think that I will approve For once I've finally realised Being with her wasted your life Your only future is promises For so many years Your only future is promises I know you can make it if you try Your only future is promises For so many years Your only future is promises I know you can make it if you try