Run for Cover (Gary Moore album)

Run for Cover
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
Label10/Virgin
ProducerAndy 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[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[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.

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.

  1. ^ a b Bolding, Hunter (30 March 2020). "Gary Moore Run for Cover That Hashtag Show". That Hashtag Show. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Gary Moore - Wild Frontier Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 16.
  4. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Run for Cover at AllMusic
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  6. ^ "Brit certifications for Gary Moore".
  7. ^ "Gary Moore Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.