It debuted at number one in Scotland and the United Kingdom and spent a total of 43 weeks on the UK Album Chart.

It performed strongly in a number of continental European album charts, reaching the top ten in France, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden.

Three co-writers – Robert Hodgens, Mark Rae and Steve Christian – assist lead singer Sharleen Spiteri and McElhone in songwriting duties on the tracks “Tell Me the Answer”, “Summer Son” “Move In” and “The Day Before I Went Away".

He further commented, saying "thematically, Texas salutes the incomparable art form of the love song in its various emotional shades of lust (“Summer Son”), joy (“Sunday Afternoon”) and melancholy (“Saint”).

[2] The Independent wrote a favourable review, describing the song "Summer Son" as "funk motorik with bells Spectorising majestically away".

Reviewer Andy Gill stated; "It's almost as if they've set out to make [...] a post-modern pop that sums up the entire history of this most varied of 20th-century media.

[9] In a 4 out of 5 star review, Q magazine said; "Production is paramount to The Hush [...], but for all the handsome noise, it's Spiteri's -widening vocal palette that gives the songs personality.

"Move In" is built upon the muscular funk framework of, say, [ Grace Jones 's] "Pull Up to the Bumper", but elevated by a light, hipswaying vocal.

In case anyone thinks "When We Are Together" is standard Motown confection, Texas strip it back to Spiteri and a piano in the middle just to prove how strong it is.

Reviewer Andrew Collins concluded: this is "rare pop music that possesses both a collective personality and accumulated wisdom.

"[8] Pitchfork wrote: "Summer Son" bounces along like two-toned buttocks frolicking 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.