Careful What You Wish For (Texas album)

Careful What You Wish For is the seventh album by Scottish rock band Texas, released 20 October 2003. The album went on to achieve gold status in the UK for 100,000 copies sold.[1]

For the Jonatha Brooke album of the same name, see Careful What You Wish For (Jonatha Brooke album).

Careful What You Wish For
Studio album by
Texas
Released20 October 2003
Recorded2002–2003
StudioOlympic Studios, West London
SARM West Studios, London
Whitfield Street Recording Studios, London
Elevator Studios, Liverpool
Phase One Studios, Toronto
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:38
LabelMercury
ProducerJohnny McElhone
Trevor Horn
Ian Broudie
Ceri "Sunship" Evans
Texas chronology
The Greatest Hits
(2000)		 Careful What You Wish For
(2003)		 Red Book
(2005)
Singles from Careful What You Wish For
  1. "Carnival Girl"
    Released: 6 October 2003
  2. "I'll See It Through"
    Released: 8 December 2003

Release and reception

Only two singles were produced from Careful What You Wish For. The first was the hit UK Top 10 single, "Carnival Girl" which reached #9 on the UK Singles Charts and was also a hit in other European countries.

A second single, "I'll See It Through" was released in December 2003. However, the single was less successful than the release of "Carnival Girl", only debuting at #40 on the UK Singles Charts. After this their record label, Mercury Records, decided not to release a third single from the album, and this led Texas to re-enter the studio to start work on their next album, Red Book (2005).

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Telephone X"Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Eddie Campbell, Tony McGovernJohnny McElhone, Trevor Horn 
2."Broken"McElhone, Spiteri, Guy ChambersMcElhone, Ian Broudie 
3."Carnival Girl" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)McElhone, Spiteri, Jason HarrowMcElhone 
4."I'll See It Through"McElhone, Spiteri, ChambersMcElhone 
5."Where Did You Sleep?"McElhone, Spiteri, ChambersMcElhone 
6."And I Dream"McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone 
7."Careful What You Wish For"McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone 
8."Big Sleep"McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone 
9."Under Your Skin"McElhone, Spiteri, McGovernMcElhone 
10."Carousel Dub" (featuring Suncycle)McElhone, Spiteri, Suncycle, Ceri EvansMcElhone 
11."Place in My World" (featuring Dolomite)McElhone, Spiteri, Evans, WilliamsonMcElhone, Ceri Evans 
12."Another Day"McElhone, SpiteriMcElhone 

Personnel

Texas

  • Sharleen Spiteri - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Ally McErlaine - guitar
  • Johnny McElhone - guitar, bass, piano, keyboards
  • Tony McGovern - guitar, vocals
  • Eddie Campbell - piano, keyboards
  • Neil Payne - drums (track 3)

Production

  • Tim Young - mastering
  • Johnny Mac - producer

Chart positions

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France — 88,100[17]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

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