Restless Heart discography

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Restless Heart discography
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Restless Heart performing in 2014.
Studio albums8
Live albums2
Compilation albums7
Music videos17
Singles31

Restless Heart was an American country music band founded in 1984 by John Dittrich, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis, Greg Jennings, and Larry Stewart. Active from 1984 to 1994, in 1998, and from 2002 onward, the band has released eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, and two live albums. Its second through fifth studio albums—Wheels, Big Dreams in a Small Town, Fast Movin' Train, and Big Iron Horses—have all been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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Restless Heart has also charted six number one singles on the Hot Country Songs chart: "That Rock Won't Roll", "I'll Still Be Loving You", "Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)", "Wheels", "The Bluest Eyes in Texas", and "A Tender Lie". Besides these songs, the band has nine other top ten singles on that chart. Two of the band's singles—"I'll Still Be Loving You" and "When She Cries"—both reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
Restless Heart 10
Wheels
  • Release date: October 31, 1986
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
173
Big Dreams in a Small Town
  • Release date: July 15, 1988
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
4114
Fast Movin' Train
  • Release date: January 4, 1990
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
678
Big Iron Horses
  • Release date: October 9, 1992
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
261161
Matters of the Heart
  • Release date: May 24, 1994
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Still Restless
A Restless Heart Christmas
  • Release date: October 29, 2013
  • Label: Red River Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, music download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
The Best of Restless Heart
  • Release date: October 22, 1991
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2514430
Big Dreams: The Encore Collection
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: May 19, 1998
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette, Digital Download
47
RCA Country Legends
  • Release date: March 4, 2003
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
All-American Country
Super Hits
  • Release date: September 25, 2007
  • Label: Legacy
  • Formats: CD, music download
Playlist: The Very Best of Restless Heart
  • Release date: May 21, 2013
  • Label: RCA Nashville/Legacy
  • Formats: CD, music download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
25 and Live
  • Release date: 2007
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD, music download
Greatest Hits: Live
  • Release date: April 21, 2009
  • Label: Country Roads
  • Formats: CD, music download

Singles

1980s

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[8]
US
[9]
US AC
[10]
CAN Country
[11]
1985"Let the Heartache Ride"2320Restless Heart
"I Want Everyone to Cry"109
"(Back to the) Heartbreak Kid"72
1986"Til I Loved You"1033 [lower-alpha 1] 11
"That Rock Won't Roll"12Wheels
1987"I'll Still Be Loving You"13331
"Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)"1111
"Wheels"11
"New York (Hold Her Tight)" [lower-alpha 2] 23
1988"The Bluest Eyes in Texas"12Big Dreams in a Small Town
"A Tender Lie"12
1989"Big Dreams in a Small Town"35
"Say What's in Your Heart"41
"Fast Movin' Train"43Fast Movin' Train
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s–2010s

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[8]
US
[9]
US AC
[10]
US Pop
[13]
AUS
[14]
CAN Country
[11]
CAN
[15]
CAN AC
[16]
1990"Dancy's Dream"54Fast Movin' Train
"When Somebody Loves You"2117
"Long Lost Friend"166
1991"You Can Depend on Me"321The Best of Restless Heart
1992"Familiar Pain"4040
"When She Cries"91124979629Big Iron Horses
1993"Mending Fences"133
"Tell Me What You Dream" (with Warren Hill) [lower-alpha 3] 43138141
"We Got the Love"1125
"Big Iron Horses"7250
1994"Baby Needs New Shoes"5254Matters of the Heart
1998"No End to This Road"3347Greatest Hits
"For Lack of Better Words"6486
2004"Torch of Freedom" [17]
"Feel My Way to You"29Still Restless
2013"Home"Playlist: The Very Best of Restless Heart
2016"Wichita Lineman"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
YearSingleAlbum
1994"Amazing Grace" (with the Maverick Choir) Maverick
Notes
  1. "Til I Loved You" charted on Adult Contemporary in 1992 as a single from The Best of Restless Heart. [12]
  2. B-side of "Wheels".
  3. "Tell Me What You Dream" is only available on the 1993 re-release of Big Iron Horses.

Other charted songs

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[8]
1999"The Little Drummer Boy"58Country Christmas Classics

Videography

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
1985"(Back to The) Heartbreak Kid"Stephen Buck
1987"Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)"George Bloom III
1988"The Bluest Eyes in Texas"Bill Balsley
"A Tender Lie"George Bloom III
1989"Big Dreams in a Small Town"Bill Balsley
"Say What's in Your Heart"
"Fast Movin' Train"Jay Brown
1990"Dancy's Dream" John Lloyd Miller
1991"Long Lost Friend" (live)
1992"When She Cries"Wayne Miller
1993"Mending Fences"Michael Merriman
"Big Iron Horses"D. J. Webster
"Tell Me What You Dream" (with Warren Hill)Daniela Federici
1994"Baby Needs New Shoes"Alan Chebot
"Amazing Grace" (The Maverick Choir)Gil Bettman
2003"Torch of Freedom"Alin Bijan
2013"Home"Erin Neathery
2016"Wichita Lineman"Mark Mayr

Album appearances

YearTitleAlbum
1987"Don't Ask the Reason Why" The Secret of My Succe$s
1994"Maverick" Maverick

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