Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch… is a pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

/country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 album by the German band Texas Lightning

Texas Lightning

Texas Lightning is a German quintet from Hamburg which fits in the country music genre and describes itself as old fashioned and hip. Their music is a mix of country and pop drawing from country classic stars like Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash and Tammy Wynette and pop stars such as ABBA,...

, 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

Jane Comerford

Jane Comerford is a singer, songwriter, lecturer and vocal coach working in Germany.-Education:Jane has an extensive musical and music-related education. She studied violin and piano for 12 years, and later music theory, and graduated from Newcastle Conservatorium...

; it was a huge hit all over Europe in 2006, and Germany's entry for that year's Eurovision finals

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

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The band Texas Lightning was created by Jon Flemming Olsen and the graphic designer who designs their CD covers and promotional material. Olsen, whose Texas Lightning persona is Johnny "the Flame" Olsen is also on a popular German television show, a contemporary-events conversational satire named Ditsche, which stars another member of the band, drummer Olli Dittrich.

Track listing

1. "Bad Case of Loving You
   Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
   "Bad Case of Loving You " is a 1978 song recorded by Robert Palmer and written by Moon Martin. The song appeared on Palmer's 1979 album Secrets and was a hit, reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Canadian RPM chart in 1979...
   
   " – 2:54 covering Robert Palmer
2. "Like a Virgin
   Like a Virgin (song)
   "Like a Virgin" is a song by American singer Madonna from her second album of the same name. It was released on November 6, 1984 by Sire Records, as the first single from the album. The song appears on the greatest hits compilation albums The Immaculate Collection and Celebration...
   
   " – 3:24 covering Madonna
   Madonna (entertainer)
   Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
   
   
3. "No No Never" – 3:01 Eurovision entry written by Jane
   Jane Comerford
   Jane Comerford is a singer, songwriter, lecturer and vocal coach working in Germany.-Education:Jane has an extensive musical and music-related education. She studied violin and piano for 12 years, and later music theory, and graduated from Newcastle Conservatorium...
   
   
4. "Kiss
   Kiss (song)
   In 1988 Art of Noise released a cover of the song, featuring Tom Jones on vocals. The song became the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching number eighteen on the U.S. dance charts and number five on the UK Singles Chart, higher than the original in that country...
   
   " – 4:08 covering Prince
5. "Over The Mountains" – 4:30 Translation of "Über den Wolken" by Reinhard Mey
   Reinhard Mey
   Reinhard Friedrich Michael Mey is a German singer-songwriter, known to fans as "Liedermacher". In France he is known as Frédérik Mey....
   
   . Translated into English by Jon Flemming Olsen.
6. "C'est La Vie"
   You Never Can Tell (song)
   "You Never Can Tell" also occasionally referred to as "C'est La Vie" is a rock and roll song by Chuck Berry. It was composed while he was in prison for intent to commit a sex crime. The song was originally released in 1964 on the album St...
   
    – 2:50 covering Chuck Berry
   Chuck Berry
   Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
   
   
7. "Highway to Hell
   Highway to Hell (song)
   "Highway to Hell" is the opening track of AC/DC's 1979 album Highway to Hell and the twelfth track on AC/DC Live. It was initially released as a single in 1979....
   
   " – 3:49 covering AC/DC
   AC/DC
   AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
   
   
8. "Dancing Queen
   Dancing Queen
   "Dancing Queen" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in August 1976, but was first performed two months earlier, on 18 June 1976, during a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm the evening before the Swedish royal wedding. It was the follow-up single to the hit "Fernando"...
   
   " – 3:31 covering ABBA
   ABBA
   ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
   
   
9. "Man in the Mirror
   Man in the Mirror
   "Man in the Mirror" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson and written and composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. It peaked at number one in the United States when released as a single in January 1988 off his seventh solo album, Bad. It is one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed songs and...
   
   " – 4:12 covering Michael Jackson
   Michael Jackson
   Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
   
   
10. "Norwegian Wood
    Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
    "Norwegian Wood " is a song by The Beatles, first released on the 1965 album Rubber Soul....
    
    " – 2:17 covering The Beatles
    The Beatles
    The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
    
    
11. "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)
    Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
    Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! is a Western swing novelty song written by Merle Travis and Tex Williams for Tex Williams and his talking blues style of singing. Merle Travis wrote the bulk of the song....
    
    " – 3:23 covering Tex Williams
    Tex Williams
    Sollie Paul Williams , known professionally as Tex Williams, was an American Western swing musician from Ramsey, Illinois....
    
    
12. "Walking After Midnight
    Walkin' After Midnight
    "Walkin' After Midnight" is a song by written by Alan Block and Donn Hecht and originally recorded by American country music artist Patsy Cline. The song was originally given to pop singer Kay Starr; however, it was rejected by her record label. The song was left unused until Hecht rediscovered the...
    
    " – 2:15 covering Patsy Cline
    Patsy Cline
    Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
    
    
13. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" – 2:26 covering B. J. Thomas
    B. J. Thomas
    Billy Joe "B. J." Thomas is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in the 1960s and 1970s—appearing on the pop, adult contemporary, country and Hot 100 charts.-Career:...
    
    
14. "Walk on the Wild Side" – 4:10 covering Lou Reed
    Lou Reed
    Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
    
    
15. "Blue Bayou
    Blue Bayou
    "Blue Bayou" is the title of a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison.-Roy Orbison version:A plaintive ballad, it was originally released by Orbison as a 45rpm single on the Monument Records label in August 1963 ."Blue Bayou" also appears on Orbison's 1963 album, In Dreams...
    
    " – 4:18 covering Roy Orbison
    Roy Orbison
    Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
    
    

Golden Ranch

The album was re-released again a second time 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.

1. "Bad Case Of Loving You" - 02:54
2. "Like A Virgin" - 03:22
3. "I Promise" - 03:12
4. "No No Never" - 03:01
5. "Kiss" - 04:07
6. "Enjoy The Silence" -03:22
7. "C'est La Vie" - 02:50
8. "Over The Mountains" - 04:30
9. "Man In The Mirror" - 04:12
10. "Dancing Queen" - 03:31
11. "Highway To Hell" - 03:48
12. "You're The Voice" - 04:00
13. "Norwegian Wood" - 02:17
14. "Nothing Compares 2 U" - 03:33
15. "Out There Somewhere" - 03:24
16. "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" - 02:27
17. "Blue Bayou" - 04:19
18. "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" - 03:23
19. "Walk On The Wild Side" - 04:08
20. "This Is Me" - 03:52