Runaway Horses (album) – 1989
Runaway Horses is the third solo album by the American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in October 1989 by MCA Records. The album features songs written by Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley, Charlotte Caffey and a song co-written by Carlisle herself. The album contains an array of guest artists, including George Harrison and Bryan Adams.
The album peaked at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard 200, a considerable fall in sales from Carlisle’s 1987 album, Heaven on Earth, though it fared better in Europe and peaked at number 4 in the UK where it was certified platinum.
Runaway Horses Re-released on August 26, 2013 in a 2CD+DVD casebook edition from Edsel Recording ( EDSG 8026 ) featuring the original album RE-MASTERED, the single versions, remixes and B-sides. The DVD will feature the videos from the album and an exclusive interview with Belinda, discussing the album.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. “Leave a Light On” Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley 4:37
2. “Runaway Horses” Nowels, Shipley 4:42
3. “Vision of You” Nowels, Shipley 4:40
4. “Summer Rain” Robbie Seidman, Maria Vidal 5:25
5. “La Luna” Nowels, Shipley 4:43
6. “(We Want) The Same Thing” Nowels, Shipley 4:03
7. “Deep Deep Ocean” Tom Kelly, Amy Sky, Billy Steinberg 4:05
8. “Valentine” David Munday, Sandy Stewart 5:03
9. “Whatever It Takes” Nowels, Shipley 4:47
10. “Shades of Michaelangelo” Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle 5:52
Personnel
Kenny Aronoff — drums
Bekka Bramlett — background vocals
Paul Buckmaster — conductor, string arrangements
Luis Conte — percussion, bongos, shaker, native American drums
N’Dea Davenport — background vocals
Donna De Lory — background vocals
Marc DeSisto — mixing
Lawrence Ethan — assistant engineer
Robert Feist — engineer
Lori Fumar — assistant engineer
Laura Harding — background vocals, production coordination
George Harrison — twelve string guitar, slide guitar, 6-string bass
Jimmie Haskell — accordion
X.Y. Jones — electric guitar
Charles Judge — piano, keyboard
David Leonard — engineer
Steve MacMillan — engineer, mixing
Steve Marcantonio — engineer
Stephen Marcussen — mastering
Dave Meegan — engineer
Norman Moore — art direction, design
David Munday — bass, guitar, keyboard, drum programming
Rick Nowels — acoustic guitar, guitar, arranger, electric guitar, keyboard, producer, Spanish guitar
Sid Page — violin
John Pierce — bass
Rudy Richman — drums
Herb Ritts — photography
Ellen Shipley — background vocals
Ben Shultz — acoustic guitar, guitar, twelve string guitar
Sandy Stewart — piano
Scott Symington — assistant engineer
Carmen Twillie — background vocals
Maria Vidal — background vocals
Randy Wine — assistant engineer
Shelly Yakus — mixing
Monalisa Young — background vocals
Bryan Adams — background vocal on “Whatever It Takes”
Steve Lukather — guitar on “(We Want) The Same Thing”