Runaway Horses (album)
Encyclopedia
Peak Positions
| Chart (1989/90) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 6 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 13 |
| Canadian Album Chart | 38 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 64 |
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart | 14 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 32 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 4 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 12 |
| UK Albums Chart | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 37 |
End of year chart
| End of year chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 24 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 34 |
Certifications
Singles
The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.| # | Title | Date | AUS | CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
ITA | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Leave a Light On Leave a Light On "Leave a Light On" is a pop song written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, produced by Nowels for Belinda Carlisle's third solo album Runaway Horses... " |
1989 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 2. | "La Luna La Luna La Luna can refer to* The Moon* La Luna , a 1979 film by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci* La Luna , a 2000 album by English soprano Sarah Brightman* La Luna: Live in Concert, a 2001 Sarah Brightman concert inspired by that album... " |
1989 | 21 | — | 21 | 38 | — |
| 3. | "Summer Rain Summer Rain -Films and television:*Summer Rain , an Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli*Summer Rain , directed by Antonio Banderas-Music:*"Summer Rain" , a 2006 song by ATB... " |
1990 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 30 |
| 4. | "Runaway Horses Runaway Horses (song) "Runaway Horses" is a 1990 song recorded by American singer Belinda Carlisle. It was the third single from the album Runaway Horses and was released in February 1990.-Charts:-12-inch vinyl:#"Runaway Horses"... " |
1990 | 44 | — | — | 40 | — |
| 5. | "Vision of You Vision of You "Vision of You" is the fifth single from Belinda Carlisle's Runaway Horses album, released in 1990.The single was a remixed from the album version, giving it a more uptempo sound. The song was the lowest charting single from the album... " |
1990 | 84 | 74 | — | 41 | — |
| 6. | "(We Want) the Same Thing (We Want) the Same Thing " The Same Thing" is a pop song written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, produced by Nowels for Belinda Carlisle's third album Runaway Horses . It was released as the album's fifth single in the UK on October 2, 1990 as a CD single... " |
1990 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| 7. | "Vision of You Vision of You "Vision of You" is the fifth single from Belinda Carlisle's Runaway Horses album, released in 1990.The single was a remixed from the album version, giving it a more uptempo sound. The song was the lowest charting single from the album... " |
1991 | — | — | — | 71 | — |
Personnel
- Kenny AronoffKenny AronoffKenny Aronoff is an American drummer. He has played drums for many musicians, including John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, John Fogerty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, The BoDeans, Gregg Alexander, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Vasco Rossi, Cinderella and...
— drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Bekka BramlettBekka BramlettRebekka Ruth Lazone "Bekka" Bramlett is a singer from the United States. She is the daughter of popular music duo Delaney and Bonnie....
— background vocals - Paul BuckmasterPaul BuckmasterPaul John Buckmaster is a Grammy Award-winning English artist, arranger and composer.He began learning the cello at the age of 4 and graduated from the Royal College of Music at age 16....
— conductor, string arrangements - Luis ConteLuis ConteLuis Conte is a Cuban percussionist.-Early years:As a child in Cuba, Conte began his musical odyssey playing the guitar. However, he soon switched to percussion, and that has remained his mode since....
— percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, bongosBongo drumBongo or bongos are a Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of single-headed, open-ended drums attached to each other. The drums are of different size: the larger drum is called in Spanish the hembra and the smaller the macho...
, shaker, native American drums - N'Dea DavenportN'Dea DavenportN'Dea Davenport is an American recording artist, dancer, performer and producer, best known for her work as a vocalist in the UK funk band, The Brand New Heavies, and her pioneering contributions to the genre of acid jazz.-Biography:...
— 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 HarrisonGeorge HarrisonGeorge Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
— twelve string guitarTwelve string guitarThe twelve-string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with 12 strings in 6 courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar...
, slide guitarSlide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
, 6-string bass - Jimmie HaskellJimmie HaskellJimmie Haskell born Sheridan Pearlman 1936 in Brooklyn, New York is a prolific American composer and arranger for a variety of popular singers and motion pictures.-Biography:...
— accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.... - X.Y. Jones — electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Charles Judge — pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - David LeonardDavid Leonard (producer)David Leonard is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer and audio engineer.-Production discography:* 1981: Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do for Me - co-engineer* 1981: The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat - mixing assistant...
— engineer - Steve MacMillan — engineer, mixing
- Steve Marcantonio — engineer
- Stephen Marcussen — mastering
- Dave MeeganDave MeeganDave Meegan is a record producer. He trained under Trevor Horn and is best known for his work with the band Marillion. He is also heavily associated with the band U2 and worked with the band as an engineer during the sessions for The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum.With Marillion he notably produced...
— engineer - Norman Moore — art direction, design
- David Munday — bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboard, drum programming - Rick NowelsRick NowelsRichard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...
— acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, guitar, arranger, electric guitar, keyboard, producer, Spanish guitarClassical guitarThe classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones... - Sid PageSid PageSid Page is an American based violin player who has been playing since the late 1960s. He became a member of Dan Hicks & The Hotlicks replacing violinist David LaFlamme...
— violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello.... - John Pierce — bass
- Rudy Richman — drums
- Herb RittsHerb RittsHerbert "Herb" Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture.-Early life and career:...
— 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 VidalMaria VidalMaria Vidal is an American singer who had one hit single with the song, "Body Rock" in 1984; it also reached #8 on the US dance charts, and #11 in the UK.Vidal was originally a member of the band, Desmond Child & Rouge, but went solo with a self-titled debut album...
— background vocals - Randy Wine — assistant engineer
- Shelly YakusShelly YakusShelly Yakus is considered as one of the best engineers and mixers in the music industry. Formerly chief engineer and vice president of A&M Records, Yakus' engineering work has help sell in excess of one hundred million records, equaling over one billion dollars in sales...
— mixing - Monalisa Young — background vocals
- Bryan AdamsBryan AdamsBryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
— background vocal on "Whatever It Takes" - Steve LukatherSteve LukatherSteve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
— guitar on "(We Want) The Same Thing"