Run for Cover (album)

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Run for Cover
Run for Cover cover
Studio album by Gary Moore
Released September 1985
Recorded 1985
Genre Blues-Rock, Hard Rock
Length 45:41
Label EMI
Producer Andy Johns, Gary Moore, Peter Collins, Beau Hill, Mike Stone
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Run for cover is an album by Gary Moore, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) and is often considered as Gary Moore's break-through album.

The album includes a remake of the hit single 'Empty rooms' (UK No. 20), one of Moore's biggest successes and top 5 single 'Out in the Fields" the albums biggest selling single.

The album features many of Moore's friends including Deep Purple bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, Paul Thompson of Roxy Music and Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy. Lynott and Moore trade vocals on 'Out in the Fields' a song about the religious turmoil in their native Ireland. It turned out to also be the last known recording made by Phil Lynott before his tragic death on January 4, 1986.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Gary Moore, except as noted.

  1. "Run for Cover" – 4:13
  2. "Reach for the Sky" – 4:46
  3. "Military Man" (Phil Lynott) – 5:40
  4. "Empty Rooms" (Gary Moore, Neil Carter) – 4:17
  5. "Out of My System" – 4:01
  6. "Out in the Fields" – 4:17
  7. "Nothing to Lose" – 4:41
  8. "Once in a Lifetime" – 4:18
  9. "All Messed Up" (Gary Moore, Neil Carter) – 4:52
  10. "Listen to Your Heartbeat" – 4:31

[edit] Singles

  • Military Man (1985)
  • Empty Rooms (July, 1985)
  • Run For Cover (1985) (Released only in South Africa)
  • Listen To Your Heartbeat (1985)
  • Reach For The Sky (1986) (rare South African promotional single)

[edit] Personnel

  • Gary Moore - guitar, vocals (All songs)
  • Gary Ferguson - drums (Run for Cover, Once in a Lifetime, All Messed Up)
  • Glenn Hughes - bass (Run for Cover, Reach for the Sky, Out of My System, Nothing to Lose, All Messed Up), vocals (Reach for the Sky and All Messed Up)
  • Andy Richards - keyboards (All except Nothing to lose and All messed up)
  • Neil Carter - vocals (Run for Cover, Empty Rooms, Nothing to Lose, Once in a Lifetime, Listen to Your Heartbeat), keyboards (Out of My System, Nothing to Lose, Once in a Lifetime, Listen to Your Heartbeat)
  • Charlie Morgan - drums (Reach for the Sky, Military Man, Out in the Fields)
  • Phil Lynott - bass, vocals (Military Man, Out in the Fields)
  • Don Airey - keyboards (Military Man, Out in the Fields)
  • James (Jimbo) Barton - drums (sampled) (Empty Rooms)
  • Paul Thompson - drums (Out of My System, Nothing to Lose)
  • Bob Daisley - bass (Once in a Lifetime)

[edit] Production

  • Andy Johns (Run for Cover, Reach for the Sky, All Messed Up)
  • Gary Moore (Military Man)
  • Peter Collins (Empty Rooms, Out in the Fields)
  • Beau Hill (Out of My System, Nothing to Lose)
  • Mike Stone (Once in a Lifetime, Listen to Your Heartbeat)

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1985 UK 12