Texas is my #1 favorite; EVERY album is a must have. Not a bad song anywhere. The lead singer, Sharleen Spiteri, has such a awesome and seductive voice that it makes me ache. The group plays a variety of styles and influances. The lyrics are sophisticated, yet simple. Many in the US aren'f familiar with the #1 UK band due to poor US marketing and abizmal US radio, but this group knocked the Beatles off the UK chart with thier Greatest Hits release.

If you like strong female vocals - Anne Lenox, Sara McLaughlin, Tara McClean, Chantal Kraviasuk, even Mellisa Ethridge - Just pick ANY album (or better yet, ALL of them) and buy it. You won't be sorry. In fact, you'll probably understand just why Texas makes me long to see Sharleen in concert.

This Album is truer to Texas' roots, more blues/motown influance like Ricks Road and Southside, closer to raw emotion than Hush or White on Blond where you will hear more pop and polish.

I would say that the songs on this CD remind me of Ry Cooder and the Cowboy Junkies, except that I don't like either of them half as much as Texas. Mothers Heaven presents some very memorable songs and I highly recommend it for every music fan.

Just pulled this CD out the other day.....almost 15 years after buying it! I picked up this album in France in 1991 and could have sworn it was an American band that was hitting the charts while I was living abroad. I can't believe Texas was never played on the radio in the US! I love the lead female voice and will definitely buy more of their albums.

If you are tired of all the bubblegum pop like Britney Spears, this is the album for you. It is a combination of blues and rock. Sharleen Spiteri has such a sultry (hope I spelled that right) and haunting voice it is astonishing. If you like Texas you should also check out the Corrs.

I have the first 5 Texas CD's so that provides me with a wide spectrum of exposure to this band and this, by far, is the best album they've ever done or will ever do. However, their is a caveat: I believe Texas is MUCH better at alternative, soulful country music than the soulless pop they found success overseas with which, after their 3rd album, they focused on. So, if you like "The Hush", "White on Blonde" and subsequent follow ups, this review won't likely mean much to you. If you didn't like those albums, but like the genre I described---read on. In what they failed to do with their first album "Texas", they NAILED on this album. Great song writing that showcases Spiteri's vocals, great slide guitar, keyboards and often atmospheric interplay. Every song is good and ends with an amazing "Walk The Dust" which is the song Texas was meant to write and play. In my collection 400 to 500 CD's this is one of the best. It's original, genre bending, well produced, and truly a great effort. It's too bad they didn't get the commercial support they needed to stay on this road.