Big Iron Horses
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Big Iron Horses is the fifth studio album by American country music
group Restless Heart
. It was released by RCA Records
in 1992. "When She Cries," "Mending Fences," "We Got the Love" and the title track were released as singles. The album reached #26 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA
. This is also the band's first album not to feature lead singer Larry Stewart
, who left in 1991. John Dittrich, Dave Innis, and Paul Gregg alternate as lead vocalists on this album.
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...
group Restless Heart
Restless Heart
Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's original members were John Dittrich , Paul Gregg , Dave Innis , Greg Jennings , and Verlon Thompson...
. It was released by RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
in 1992. "When She Cries," "Mending Fences," "We Got the Love" and the title track were released as singles. The album reached #26 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
. This is also the band's first album not to feature lead singer Larry Stewart
Larry Stewart (singer)
Larry Stewart is an American country music singer, best known for his role as lead singer of the country pop band Restless Heart...
, who left in 1991. John Dittrich, Dave Innis, and Paul Gregg alternate as lead vocalists on this album.
Track listing
- "Mending FencesMending Fences (song)"When She Cries" is the title of a song written by Jim Robinson and Andy Byrd, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in January 1993 as the second single from the album Big Iron Horses...
" (Jim Robinson, Andy Byrd) - 2:51 - "We Got the Love" (Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) - 2:49
- "As Far as I Can Tell" (Bruce Gaitsch, Dave Innis) - 3:49
- "When She CriesWhen She Cries"When She Cries" is the title of a song written by Sonny LeMaire and Marc Beeson, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in August 1992 as the first single from the album Big Iron Horses. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Marc BeesonMarc BeesonMarc Beeson is an American country music singer and songwriter. Beeson has co-written several singles which have reached the Hot Country Songs charts.Beeson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1990...
, Sonny LeMaire) - 3:43 - "Meet Me on the Other Side" (Paul Gregg, Innis) - 4:09
- "We're Gonna Be OK"* (Gaitsch, Innis, Josh LeoJosh LeoJosh Leo is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1973, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and subsequently became a guitarist of the short-lived Eddie Boy Band...
, Vince MelamedVince MelamedVince Melamed is an American keyboardist and songwriter who currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in New York, and moved to Los Angeles at an early age. Vince has appeared with many bands as keyboardist...
, Timothy B. SchmitTimothy B. SchmitTimothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...
) - 4:04 - "Blame It on Love" (Tommy Burroughs, Bernie LeadonBernie LeadonBernard Mathew "Bernie" Leadon, III is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member of two pioneering and highly influential country rock bands, Dillard & Clark and the Flying Burrito Brothers...
, Jimmy Davis) - 3:30 - "Born in a High Wind" (Walt AldridgeWalt AldridgeWalt Aldridge is an American musician, singer, songwriter, engineer and record producer.Aldridge is known primarily as a Nashville songwriter...
, Gary BakerBaker & MyersBaker & Myers was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers, who first worked as songwriters for other country music artists; one of their most notable compositions is John Michael Montgomery's 1994 crossover hit "I Swear", which won the Grammy Award...
, Susan Longacre) - 4:09 - "Just in Time" (Gaitsch, Innis) - 4:03
- "Big Iron Horses" (John Dittrich, Innis, Carl Marsh, Melamed) - 4:29
- On some releases of the album, the song "Tell Me What You DreamTell Me What You Dream"Tell Me What You Dream" is the title of a song written by Timothy B. Schmit, Josh Leo and Vince Melamed and performed by country group, Restless Heart along with saxophonist, Warren Hill. The single was the group's only number one on the Adult Contemporary and despite previous country chart...
" replaces "We're Gonna Be OK" as track 6.
Restless Heart
- Greg Jennings: Lead Guitar, Mandolin
- Dave Innis: Keyboards, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, synclavier, Background Vocals, Lead Vocal (tracks 3, 6 & 9)
- Paul Gregg: Bass, Background Vocals, Lead Vocal (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- John Dittrich: Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals, Lead Vocal (tracks 2, 4, 7, 10 & "Tell Me What You Dream")
Additional Musicians
- Bruce Gaitsch: Rhythm Guitar
- Jim Horn: SaxSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Bernie LeadonBernie LeadonBernard Mathew "Bernie" Leadon, III is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member of two pioneering and highly influential country rock bands, Dillard & Clark and the Flying Burrito Brothers...
(of The Eagles): Banjo - Josh Leo: Rhythm Guitar
- Carl Marsh: String Arrangements
Production
- Produced By John Dittrich, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis, Greg Jennings & Josh LeoJosh LeoJosh Leo is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1973, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and subsequently became a guitarist of the short-lived Eddie Boy Band...
- Recorded & Engineered By Bruce Gaitsch, Jeff Giedt & Steve Marcantonio
- Assistant Engineer: Marc Frigo
- Mixed By Steve Marcantonio
- Mastered By Denny Purcell
Chart performance
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 26 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 116 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |