28 May 2021 As the commanding co-founder, forceful frontwoman, and incredible lead singer of the Scottish pop-rock-soul-blues band Texas, Sharleen Spiteri seems totally in control. She’s toured the world, rubbed elbows with elite entertainers, and helped churn out platinum hits and record sales exceeding 40 million worldwide. Yet, on the eve of Texas releasing their 10th studio album, the friendly, charming, and casually unfiltered Spiteri admits she’s nervous, unbelievably nervous. The uneasy feeling had returned “because I care”, an otherwise relaxed and gracious Spiteri volunteers over the phone from her London home ten days before Hi was set to drop on 28 May. “It means a lot. We’ve put a lot of work into it. And, you know, the truth is — which most people will never ever admit — that you’re either gonna have a hit record or you’re not. And the first week is unbelievably important. Your chart position determines how much money a record company will put into it, it determines if you’re gonna get TV advertising, it determines how much they’re gonna back it. … I always feel nervous whenever we’ve got a record coming out because it is that moment of sink or swim.”