Jump on Board

Jump on Board is the ninth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Texas that was released worldwide in May 2017. The lead single from the album, "Let's Work it Out" was released earlier in the year and charted within the singles chart in France. The second single "Tell That Girl" was released in May 2017, just prior to the official release of the album.

Jump on Board
Studio album by Texas
Released	21 April 2017
Recorded	2016–2017
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London, UK
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	BMG,[1][2] PIAS Recordings[3]
Producer	Johnny McElhone
Texas chronology
Texas 25 (2015) Jump on Board (2017) Hi (2020)
Singles from Jump on Board
"Let's Work it Out" Released: 9 February 2017 "Tell That Girl" Released: 28 March 2017 "Midnight" Released: 9 July 2017 "Can't Control" Released: 1 September 2017

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	52/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Louder Sound	[6]
Albuism	[7]
The Skinny	[8]
Contact Music	[9]

Commercial performance

Jump on Board performed well commercial in the band's native Scotland, debuting at number one on the Scottish Album Charts.[10] The album performed well in both the United Kingdom and France, where it debuted within the top ten of both album charts, whereby it debuted the French Albums Charts at number one, giving the band their eighth French top ten album.[11]

Singles

The lead single, "Let's Work it Out" was released in early 2017 to critical acclaim. The song was added to several playlists on British radio station, BBC Radio 2 where it enjoyed strong airplay.[12] Despite this airplay, the song failed to make any chart impact on any British singles chart, either physical single sales, digital download or independent chart releases. The second single to be released from Jump on Board, "Tell that Girl" was released just prior to the formal release of the album in May 2017. Again, whilst failing to chart inside the United Kingdom singles chart or any other mainstream single charts across the European continent, "Tell that Girl" enjoyed strong airplay on BBC Radio 2 throughout both April and May 2017, making playlists including Great British Songbook and Today's Top Hits.[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Work it Out"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri. Jack McElhone, Angelica Bjornsson	3:42
2.	"Can't Control"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Jack McElhone, Jack Flanagan, Angelica Bjornsson	3:43
3.	"For Everything"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Jack McElhone, Angelica Bjornsson	4:32
4.	"It Was Up to You"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Jack McElhone, Angelica Bjornsson	3:18
5.	"Tell That Girl"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Karen Overton	3:26
6.	"Sending a Message"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Lauren Spiteri, Angelica Bjornsson	3:10
7.	"Great Romances"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Karen Overton	3:28
8.	"Won't Let You Down"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Ian Watts	4:59
9.	"Midnight"	H.one	3:18
10.	"Round the World"	Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Jack McElhone, Angelica Bjornsson	3:46

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 3 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 63 Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 12 UK Albums (OCC)[21] 6 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 90 French Albums (SNEP)[24] 93

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[25]	Gold	50,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (February 9, 2017). "Texas to release new album Jump On Board in April". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
2. "Jump on Board - Texas". AllMusic | Releases. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
3. "Jump On Board: Texas". Amazon France (in French). Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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11. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP". 1 November 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
12. "Let's Work It Out". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
13. "Tell That Girl". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
22. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
23. "Rapports Annuels 2017". Ultratop. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
24. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2017" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
25. "French album certifications – Texas – Jump on board" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.