Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch... is a pop/country album by the German band Texas Lightning, made up of country-style covers of pop songs. The album was re-released on 3 March 2006, including the song "No No Never" from Texas Lightning's Eurovision entry. "No No Never" has music & lyrics written by Jane Comerford; it was a huge hit all over Europe in 2006, and Germany's entry for that year's Eurovision finals.
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch... | |
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Studio album by Texas Lightning | |
Released | 2005 |
Recorded | 11–17 July 2005 |
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Length | 51:35 |
Label | Sony BMG |
Producer | Stephan Gade, Co-produced by Texas Lightning |
Meanwhile, Back at the Golden Ranch | |
The band Texas Lightning was created by Jon Flemming Olsen and the graphic designer who designs their CD covers and promotional material.[citation needed] Olsen, whose Texas Lightning persona is Johnny "the Flame" Olsen is also on a popular German television show,[citation needed] a contemporary-events conversational satire named Ditsche, which stars another member of the band, drummer Olli Dittrich.
Track listing
edit- "Bad Case of Loving You" – 2:54 covering Robert Palmer
- "Like a Virgin" – 3:24 covering Madonna
- "No No Never" – 3:01 Eurovision entry written by Jane
- "Kiss" – 4:08 covering Prince
- "Over the Mountains" – 4:30 Translation of "Über den Wolken" by Reinhard Mey. Translated into English by Jon Flemming Olsen.
- "C'est La Vie" – 2:50 covering Chuck Berry
- "Highway to Hell" – 3:49 covering AC/DC
- "Dancing Queen" – 3:31 covering ABBA
- "Man in the Mirror" – 4:12 covering Michael Jackson
- "Norwegian Wood" – 2:17 covering The Beatles
- "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" – 3:23 covering Tex Williams
- "Walking After Midnight" – 2:15 covering Patsy Cline
- "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" – 2:26 covering B. J. Thomas
- "Walk on the Wild Side" – 4:10 covering Lou Reed
- "Blue Bayou" – 4:18 covering Roy Orbison
Re-release
editThe album was re-released on 13 October 2006, titled Meanwhile, Back at the Golden Ranch and containing six new songs but removing "Walking After Midnight". Because of the new material, the CD-ROM bonus content was removed from the CD, but the album is available with a live DVD containing concert footage.
- "Bad Case of Loving You" – 2:54
- "Like a Virgin" – 3:22
- "I Promise" – 3:12
- "No No Never" – 3:01
- "Kiss" – 4:07
- "Enjoy the Silence" – 3:22
- "C'est La Vie" – 2:50
- "Over the Mountains" – 4:30
- "Man in the Mirror" – 4:12
- "Dancing Queen" – 3:31
- "Highway to Hell" – 3:48
- "You're the Voice" – 4:00 covering John Farnham
- "Norwegian Wood" – 2:17
- "Nothing Compares 2 U" – 3:33 covering Sinéad O'Connor
- "Out There Somewhere" – 3:24
- "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" – 2:27
- "Blue Bayou" – 4:19
- "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" – 3:23
- "Walk On the Wild Side" – 4:08
- "This Is Me" – 3:52