Run for Cover (Gary Moore album)

Run for Cover is the fifth solo studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1985. It is often considered his breakthrough album.

Run for Cover
Cover photo by John Swannell
Studio album by
Gary Moore
ReleasedSeptember 2, 1985
Recorded1985
StudioMarcus Music, London,
Eel Pie Studios, Sarm East Studios Westside Studios and Air Studios, London, UK
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, pop-metal[1]
Length41:40
Label10/Virgin (Europe and Japan)
Mirage/Relativity (US)
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: May 1985
  2. "Empty Rooms"
    Released: July 1985
  3. "Run for Cover"
    Released: 1985 (South Africa only)
  4. "Listen to Your Heartbeat"
    Released: 1985 (Scandinavia only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[3]

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.[4]

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 Hughes4:46
3."Military Man"Phil Lynott, Laurence Archer, Mark StanwayLynott5:40
4."Empty Rooms"Moore, Neil CarterMoore4:17
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 GreenMoore & 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.[5]

  • Gary Moore – guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8 and 10, backing vocals, producer on tracks 3 and 11-13
  • Glenn Hughes – bass guitar on tracks 1, 2, 6, 7 and 9, lead vocals on tracks 2, 5, 7, 9
  • Phil Lynott – bass guitar on tracks 3, 5, 11-13, lead vocals on tracks 3 and 11, co-lead vocals on tracks 6 and 12, backing vocals on track 7
  • Andy Richards – keyboards on tracks 1-6, 8, 10
  • Neil Carter – keyboards on tracks 5, 7, 8, 10-13, backing vocals on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10-13
  • Don Airey – keyboards on tracks 3 and 6
  • Bob Daisley – bass guitar on track 8
  • Gary Ferguson – drums on tracks 1, 8, 9
  • Charlie Morgan – drums and electronic drums on tracks 2, 3, 6
  • Paul Thompson – drums on tracks 5, 7, 11-13
  • James "Jimbo" Barton – sampled drums on track 4
Production
  • Andy Johns – producer on tracks 1, 2 and 9
  • Peter Collins – producer on tracks 4 and 6
  • Beau Hill – producer on tracks 5 and 7
  • Mike Stone – producer on tracks 8 ans 10, mixing on tracks 1, 2, 7 and 9
  • Stephen BenBen – engineer on tracks 3, 5 and 7
  • James "Jimbo" Barton – engineer and mixing assistant on tracks 4 and 6
  • Stuart Breed – assistant engineer on tracks 1, 2, 7, 9 and 10
  • Mark Saunders – assistant engineer on tracks 8 and 10
  • Tony Platt – engineer and mixing on tracks 11-13

Charts

Certifications
Sales certifications for Run for Cover
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[21] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  21. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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