Rockeye

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Rockeye
Rockeye album cover.JPG
Studio album by
Released31 March 1992
Recorded1991, 1992
Genre Progressive rock, [1] power pop
Length39:04
Label MCA
Producer John Spinks
The Outfield chronology
Diamond Days
(1990)
Rockeye
(1992)
Playing the Field
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rockeye is the fifth album by the British band the Outfield. It was the band's second album to be released under the MCA label. "Going Back" became a hit single in South Africa on Adult Contemporary radio. The opening track, "Winning It All", was used as the ending song for NBC's broadcasts of the NBA Finals from 1992 to 1996; it was also featured during footage of the Dallas Stars' Stanley Cup championship parade in 1999 and during the end credits of the 1992 film The Mighty Ducks .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Winning It All" 3:22
2."Closer to Me" 3:17
3."The Way It Should Be" 3:39
4."Under a Stone" 3:14
5."Young Love" 3:49
6."Jane" 4:28
7."Take Me Home" 3:18
8."Tonight You're Mine" 3:39
9."On the Line" 3:19
10."Stranger in My Own Town"Spinks, Tony Lewis4:20
11."Going Back" 4:39

Personnel

The Outfield

Additional personnel

Production

Notes

  1. Viglione, Joe. "Rockeye - Overview". All Music Guide . Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  2. Rockeye at AllMusic

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