The Very Best of 1989–2023

The Very Best of 1989–2023 is a compilation album by Scottish rock band Texas, released on 16 June 2023 through PIAS Recordings. It includes two new recordings, "After All" and "Keep on Talking".[1] The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart.

The Very Best of 1989–2023
Compilation album by
Texas
Released16 June 2023 (2023-06-16)
Recorded1988–2023
Length1:33:48
LabelPIAS
Texas chronology
Hi
(2021)		 The Very Best of 1989–2023
(2023)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Retropop Magazine[2]

Retropop Magazine called the album a "carefully curated set" that does not include all of Texas's major hits but rather makes it "less a commercial exercise and more a finely pieced-together collection of vignettes from throughout the years". The publication also felt that the two new songs "sit seamlessly alongside the group's back catalogue and prove that, decades into their career, Texas remain in fine form" and "only the limited tracklist [...] slightly lets down this superb celebration of the band's work to date".[2]

Track listing
Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Say What You Want"
White on Blonde (1997)3:54
2."Black Eyed Boy" (radio edit)
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • Robert Hodgens
  • Eddie Campbell
  • Richard Hynd
White on Blonde3:12
3."Inner Smile"
The Greatest Hits (2000)3:52
4."Mr Haze"
Hi (2021)3:40
5."Halo"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
White on Blonde4:11
6."I Don't Want a Lover"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
Southside (1989)5:04
7."Summer Son"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • Campbell
  • Hodgens
The Hush (1999)4:05
8."Keep on Talking"
New recording3:07
9."The Conversation"
The Conversation (2013)2:45
10."In Our Lifetime"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
The Hush4:08
11."In Demand"
The Greatest Hits4:27
12."Put Your Arms Around Me"
White on Blonde4:35
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Let's Work It Out"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • Jack McElhone
  • Angelica Bjornsson
Jump on Board (2017)3:44
2."When We Are Together"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
The Hush3:32
3."Hi" (single mix)
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • Campbell
  • Hodgens
  • Jack McElhone
Hi2:51
4."Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)" (featuring the Wu-Tang Clan)
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
Non-album single (1998)4:40
5."Tired of Being Alone"Al GreenNon-album single (1992)3:17
6."Start a Family" (featuring Alan Rickman)
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • Overton
  • Jack McElhone
Texas 25 (2015)3:34
7."So Called Friend"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
Ricks Road (1993)3:43
8."Everyday Now"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
Southside4:36
9."Insane"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
White on Blonde4:46
10."After All"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
  • Jack McElhone
  • Angelica Bjornsson
New recording3:12
11."Sleep" (featuring Paul Buchanan)
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
Red Book (2005)4:08
12."So in Love with You"
  • McElhone
  • Spiteri
Ricks Road4:45

Charts
Chart performance for The Very Best of 1989–2023
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 74
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] 100
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 66
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 6
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 3

References
  1. "Texas release After All from forthcoming best-of collection". Retropop Magazine. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "Texas – The Very Best of 1989–2023". Retropop Magazine. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Texas – The Very Best of 1989%962023" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Texas – The Very Best of 1989%962023" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. "Top Albums (Week 25, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Texas – The Very Best of 1989–2023" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  8. "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Promusicae. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Texas – The Very Best of 1989%962023". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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