Run for Cover (Gary Moore album)

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Run for Cover
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Studio album by
Gary Moore
Released2 September 1985 (1985-09-02)
StudioMarcus Music,
Eel Pie Studios, Westside Studios, Sarm East Studios and AIR Studios, London, UK
Genre
Length41:40
Label 10/Virgin
Producer Andy Johns, Gary Moore, Peter Collins, Beau Hill, Mike Stone
Gary Moore chronology
We Want Moore!
(1984)		Run for Cover
(1985)		 Wild Frontier
(1987)
Singles from Run for Cover
  1. "Out in the Fields"
    Released: 6 May 1985
  2. "Empty Rooms"
    Released: 15 July 1985 [3]
  3. "Run for Cover"
    Released: 1985
  4. "Listen to Your Heartbeat"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10 [5]

Run for Cover is the fifth solo studio album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released on 2 September 1985. [6] It is often considered his breakthrough album.

Contents

The album includes the top 5 single "Out in the Fields" and a re-recording of the song "Empty Rooms", originally from Moore's previous album Victims of the Future , which became one of Moore's biggest solo successes, reaching No. 23 on the UK charts. [7]

The album features many of Moore's musical friends, including Deep Purple bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, Paul Thompson of Roxy Music and Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy. Lynott and Moore trade lead vocals on "Out in the Fields", while Lynott sings alone on "Military Man", an old Grand Slam track. "Out in the Fields" is about the turmoil in their native Ireland. Lynott also provided vocals for a re-recording of the Thin Lizzy classic "Still in Love with You", on which Moore originally played guitar; the track was initially issued as a B-side of "Out in the Fields", but is included on later remastered versions of the album.

Track listings

All tracks are written by Gary Moore, except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Run for Cover" Moore4:13
2."Reach for the Sky"  Glenn Hughes 4:46
3."Military Man" Phil Lynott, Laurence Archer, Mark Stanway Lynott5:40
4."Empty Rooms"Moore, Neil Carter Moore4:17
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
5."Out in the Fields" Lynott & Moore4:17
6."Nothing to Lose" Hughes4:41
7."Once in a Lifetime" Moore4:18
8."All Messed Up"Moore, CarterHughes4:52
9."Listen to Your Heartbeat" Moore4:31
CD release
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Run for Cover" Moore4:13
2."Reach for the Sky" Hughes4:46
3."Military Man"Lynott, Archer, StanwayLynott5:40
4."Empty Rooms"Moore, CarterMoore4:17
5."Out of My System" Hughes4:01
6."Out in the Fields" Lynott & Moore4:17
7."Nothing to Lose" Hughes4:41
8."Once in a Lifetime" Moore4:18
9."All Messed Up"Moore, CarterHughes4:52
10."Listen to Your Heartbeat" Moore4:31
2002 remastered CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
11."Still in Love with You"LynottLynott5:59
12."Stop Messin' Around" (live at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 17 December 1984) Peter Green Moore & Lynott5:23
13."Murder in the Skies" (live at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 17 December 1984) Moore & Carter4:09

Personnel

All credits adapted from the original CD release. [8]

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Run for Cover
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [25] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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