In 1997, Texas came back to the music scene with the international hit "Say What You Want".
The song was released internationally on 6 January 1997.
The song became the band's highest charting single to date on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No.
3.
In February, Texas released their fourth, multi-platinum selling album.
White on Blonde, it went on to become the band's most successful album to date.
The album charted at No.
1 on the UK Album Charts and returned to the top spot in the United Kingdom three times (including its debut peak at number one).
The album managed 91 weeks on the UK Album Charts.

After the success of "Say What You Want", Texas released the track "Halo" on 7 April 1997. "
Halo" became one of the band's biggest charting UK singles (the band's third UK Top 10 single at that point) charting at No.
10 on the UK Singles Chart.
Like "Say What You Want", "Halo" received strong airplay on British radio stations and received fairly positive reviews from music critics.
The song stayed on the UK Singles Charts for a total of seven weeks.
Texas went on to release a third single from the album; "Black Eyed Boy" was released on 28 July 1997 and became the band's fourth UK top-ten single at the time of its release.
The song charted at No.
5 on the UK Singles Chart and No.
29 on the French Singles Charts, as well as charting at No.
68 in Germany and No.
23 on the Irish Singles Charts.
In the United Kingdom, the song received strong radio play.
The song managed 6 weeks on the UK Singles Chart.

The album's fourth single; "Put Your Arms Around Me" was released on 3 November 1997.
The single became the band's fifth United Kingdom top-ten single at the time when it was released in November 1997 and also made White on Blonde one of a few albums to spawn five UK top-ten Singles.
The song managed a strong eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart.
In 1998, Texas's song "Put Your Arms Around Me" was the lone vocal track for the Andy Tennant film, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, starring Drew Barrymore.
In 1999, Texas released their first single from their new fifth studio album. "
In Our Lifetime" was released in April 1999 and became the band's second highest charting single in the United Kingdom, debuting at No.
4 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song also was included on the Notting Hill soundtrack.
With the success of "In Our Lifetime", Texas continued to go ahead with the released of their fifth studio album; The Hush was released in May 1999, and like its predecessor White on Blonde, charted at No.
1 on the UK Album Charts in its first week of release.
The Hush received fair reviews with 'All Music Guide' stating the album was "Blessed with a stylish production and sharp commercial songs".
In the album's second week, it dropped two places to No.
3 but in its third week rose back to No.
2.
The album managed 43 weeks on the UK Album Charts.

With the continued Texas success, the band followed up the success of their album with a second single. "
Summer Son" was released on 16 August 1999.
Summer Son charted in the UK top 10 at No.
5, making Summer Son the band's seventh UK top-ten single at that point. "
Summer Son" received a lot of fair radio airplay in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe and received a fair amount of positive reviews.
The song serves as one of Texas's biggest and best known songs to date.
One more single was released from The Hush, "When We Are Together".
The song was released on 15 November 1999 and missed the UK top 10, but became the band's 13th UK top-40 singles (including their UK top-ten singles).
The song charted at No.
12 on the UK Singles Chart behind Garbage's 1999 James Bond film theme "The World Is Not Enough".
The Hush has become one of the band's biggest selling albums worldwide.
In 1997, Texas came back to the music scene with the international hit "Say What You Want". The song was released internationally on 6 January 1997. The song became the band's highest charting single to date on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3. In February, Texas released their fourth, multi-platinum selling album. White on Blonde, it went on to become the band's most successful album to date. The album charted at No. 1 on the UK Album Charts and returned to the top spot in the United Kingdom three times (including its debut peak at number one). The album managed 91 weeks on the UK Album Charts.
After the success of "Say What You Want", Texas released the track "Halo" on 7 April 1997. "Halo" became one of the band's biggest charting UK singles (the band's third UK Top 10 single at that point) charting at No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Like "Say What You Want", "Halo" received strong airplay on British radio stations and received fairly positive reviews from music critics. The song stayed on the UK Singles Charts for a total of seven weeks. Texas went on to release a third single from the album; "Black Eyed Boy" was released on 28 July 1997 and became the band's fourth UK top-ten single at the time of its release. The song charted at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 29 on the French Singles Charts, as well as charting at No. 68 in Germany and No. 23 on the Irish Singles Charts. In the United Kingdom, the song received strong radio play. The song managed 6 weeks on the UK Singles Chart.
The album's fourth single; "Put Your Arms Around Me" was released on 3 November 1997. The single became the band's fifth United Kingdom top-ten single at the time when it was released in November 1997 and also made White on Blonde one of a few albums to spawn five UK top-ten Singles. The song managed a strong eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In 1998, Texas's song "Put Your Arms Around Me" was the lone vocal track for the Andy Tennant film, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, starring Drew Barrymore. In 1999, Texas released their first single from their new fifth studio album. "In Our Lifetime" was released in April 1999 and became the band's second highest charting single in the United Kingdom, debuting at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also was included on the Notting Hill soundtrack. With the success of "In Our Lifetime", Texas continued to go ahead with the released of their fifth studio album; The Hush was released in May 1999, and like its predecessor White on Blonde, charted at No. 1 on the UK Album Charts in its first week of release. The Hush received fair reviews with 'All Music Guide' stating the album was "Blessed with a stylish production and sharp commercial songs". In the album's second week, it dropped two places to No. 3 but in its third week rose back to No. 2. The album managed 43 weeks on the UK Album Charts.
With the continued Texas success, the band followed up the success of their album with a second single. "Summer Son" was released on 16 August 1999. Summer Son charted in the UK top 10 at No. 5, making Summer Son the band's seventh UK top-ten single at that point. "Summer Son" received a lot of fair radio airplay in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe and received a fair amount of positive reviews. The song serves as one of Texas's biggest and best known songs to date. One more single was released from The Hush, "When We Are Together". The song was released on 15 November 1999 and missed the UK top 10, but became the band's 13th UK top-40 singles (including their UK top-ten singles). The song charted at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart behind Garbage's 1999 James Bond film theme "The World Is Not Enough". The Hush has become one of the band's biggest selling albums worldwide.
Sharleen Spiteri