White on Blonde is the fourth studio album by Scottish rock band Texas, released by Mercury Records on 3 February 1997.

[11] It spawned the commercial successful singles "Say What You Want", "Halo", "Black Eyed Boy", "Put Your Arms Around Me" and "Insane".

[12] At the 2010 BRIT Awards, White on Blonde was nominated for British Album of 30 Years, ultimately losing to (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Described as a "incredibly fruitful time" for the band, together, they had penned a total of twenty-two songs for consideration of the then unnamed album.

[18] Following its release in 1997, Andy Gill, writing in The Independent, wrote "I've never been able to get much of a handle on Texas, whose style seems to change with each successive album.

Later on, the band's Supremes impression on "Black Eyed Boy" is correct in every detail, right down to the tambourine accenting the Motown beat.

Instead of clinging to the well-worn roots rock they initially favored, the five-piece pivoted toward a mesmeric blend of French pop, throwback R&B and alternative sonics.

The album’s mercurial opener, spiked with a sample of Cole Porter’s 1953 standard “I Love Paris,” was aptly denominated “0.34” for its brief runtime—it set the tone for what was to follow: a rich, melodic aural feast".

He further commented on the album, saying "these sounds are enacted with flair and precision, evidence of the rapport Texas has as a unit both within the confines of a recording studio and on a concert stage.

From the savory guitar-pop of “Postcard,” to the plush Holland-Dozier-Holland homage of “Black-Eyed Boy,” on over to the one-two power ballad punch of “Halo” and “Put Your Arms Around Me,” Campbell, Hynd, McElhone and McErlaine are stellar musicians in fine form on these cuts and the entirety of the LP".

[20] Following an endorsement by then Radio 1 presenter Chris Evans on his Channel 4 show TFI Friday in 1997, Texas came back to the music scene with the international hit "Say What You Want".

On the other hand, White on Blonde was voted the worst Scottish album ever in a 2007 online poll of music fans.

[29] In Sweden, it peaked at number twelve, and spent a total of thirty-seven weeks on the Swedish Albums Charts.