The Hush

The Hush
Studio album by Texas
Released	10 May 1999
Recorded	1998–99 Shar's House, Park Lane Studios (Glasgow, Scotland)
Genre	Alternative rock downtempo blue-eyed soul trip hop [1]
Length	50:40
Label	Mercury
Producer	Texas
Texas chronology
White on Blonde (1997) The Hush (1999) The Greatest Hits (2000)
Singles from The Hush
"In Our Lifetime" Released: 19 April 1999 "Summer Son" Released: 16 August 1999 "When We Are Together" Released: 15 November 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
Hot Press	6/12[4]
Pitchfork Media	4/10[5]

The Hush is the fifth album by the Scottish rock band Texas. Released in May 1999, the album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and spent a total of 43 weeks on the UK Album Charts.^[6] It has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.

Background and release

The album included the singles "In Our Lifetime" which reached number 4 in the United Kingdom. "Summer Son" was released as the second single from the album and peacked at number 5 in the UK. The third and final single to be released was "When We Are Together" which peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Charts.^[7]

The Hush has been certified triple platinum by the BPI for UK sales in excess of 900,000 copies. This makes it the band's second most successful studio album after their previous album, White on Blonde (1997), which had been certified 6x Platinum.

Critical reception

Pitchfork.com: "Summer Son" bounces along like two-toned buttocks frollicking under a silk skirt, while the title track slowjams erotically like Spiteri rubbing down her body with her eyes closed, lips blooming to reveal marble teeth and a sentient tongue. Well, no. Really, there's more to this "music" than the singer's looks. Really. Stop looking at that. She's out of our league. Give me that back. I want the artwork!^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"In Our Lifetime"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri	Johnny McElhone	4:06
2.	"Tell Me the Answer"	McElhone, Spiteri, Robert Hodgens	McElhone, The Boilerhouse Boys	3:54
3.	"Summer Son"	McElhone, Spiteri, Eddie Campbell, Hodgens	McElhone	4:04
4.	"Sunday Afternoon"	McElhone, Spiteri	McElhone	4:21
5.	"Move In"	McElhone, Spiteri, Mark Rae, Steve Christian	McElhone, Mark Rae, Steve Christian	4:28
6.	"When We Are Together"	McElhone, Spiteri	McElhone	3:30
7.	"Day After Day"	McElhone, Spiteri	McElhone	4:37
8.	"Zero Zero"	McElhone, Spiteri, Campbell	McElhone	1:42
9.	"Saint"	McElhone, Spiteri	McElhone	4:46
10.	"Girl"	McElhone, Spiteri	McElhone	3:46
11.	"The Hush"	McElhone, Spiteri, Rae, Christian	McElhone, Rae, Christian	4:53
12.	"The Day Before I Went Away"	McElhone, Spiteri	McElhone	6:28
13.	"Let Us Be Thankful" (Hidden track)

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"You'll Never Know"
15.	"In Our Lifetime" (Return to tha Dub mix)

Personnel

• Artwork By [Art Direction And Design] - Lee Swillingham, Stuart Spalding
• Engineer [Recording Engineer] - Eddie Campbell, Johnny Mac, Kenny Macdonald, Richard Hynd, Sharleen Spiteri
• Mixed By - Mark "Spike" Stent
• Other [Agency] - Emma Banks, Helter Skelter
• Other [Crew] - Andy Dockerty, Davie Robertson, Derek Paterson, Fast Eddie, Graham Cochrane, Stevie Marr
• Other [Management Usa] - Tom Bennett
• Other [Management] - GR Management
• Performer [All Instruments By], Programmed By [All Programming By] - Texas
• Texas Are - Ally McErlaine, Eddie Campbell, Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri
• Photography - Luis Sanchis
• Producer - Johnny Mac
• Songwriter - McElhone* (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), Spiteri* (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
• Technician [Assistant At The Mix Suite] - Dub (7), Keith (22), Stan (20)

Chart performance

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1
Australia (ARIA Albums Chart)[9]	75
French Albums Chart	2
Austrian Albums Chart	11
German Albums Chart	7
Netherlands Albums Chart	29
New Zealand Albums Chart	42
Norwegian Albums Chart	7
Swedish Albums Chart	7
Switzerland Albums Chart	5
German Albums Chart	7
Spanish Albums Chart	5
Swiss Albums Chart	7

Certifications

• UK: 3× Platinum^[10]
• FRA: 2× Platinum^[11]
• GER: Gold^[12]
• NOR: Gold^[13]
• SWE: Gold^[14]
• SWI: Platinum^[15]

Chart procession and succession

References

1. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/texas/the_hush/
2. Allmusic review
3. Johnson, Beth (21 May 1999). "The Hush". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
4. Bryne, George (26 May 1999). "The Hush". Hot Press. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
5. DiCrescenzo, Brent (18 May 1999). "Texas: The Hush". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
6. "Texas - The Hush". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
7. "Texas". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
8. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7978-the-hush/
9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
10. "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
11. "Les Certifications > Texas". InfoDisc Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Hush')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
13. "IFPI Norsk Platebransje" (in Norwegian). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
14. "IFPI Sweden > Guld & Platina > 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
15. "IFPI Swiss Certifications" (in German). hitparade.ch International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-02-22.