Rockinghorse

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Rockinghorse
Alannahmylesrockinghorse.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992
StudioBrooklyn Recording (New York City)
Capitol Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Saturn Sound (Studio City, California)
The Complex (Los Angeles, California)
Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, California)
Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California)
A&M Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Rock
Length50:10
Label Atlantic
Producer David Tyson
Alannah Myles chronology
Alannah Myles
(1989)
Rockinghorse
(1992)
A-lan-nah
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [2]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Rockinghorse is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles, released on October 13, 1992, by Atlantic Records. It spawned five singles, "Song Instead of a Kiss", "Tumbleweed", "Our World, Our Times", "Living on a Memory", and "Sonny Say You Will" (the first one of which Myles co-wrote). The album was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Our World Our Times"6:25
2."Make Me Happy"
  • Ward
  • Tyson
5:47
3."Sonny Say You Will"Ward5:04
4."Tumbleweed"Ward4:36
5."Livin' on a Memory"
  • Ward
  • Tyson
5:50
6."Song Instead of a Kiss"5:03
7."Love in the Big Town"
  • Ward
  • Tyson
4:45
8."The Last Time I Saw William"
  • Myles
  • Ward
  • Tyson
4:12
9."Lies and Rumours"
  • Ward
  • Tyson
5:06
10."Rockinghorse"
  • Myles
  • Simmonds
  • Ward
3:00

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Rockinghorse
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] 2× Platinum200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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