Running (The Desert Rose Band album)
Running is the second studio album by the American country music/country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released September 6, 1988 via MCA/Curb. The album peaked at #26 on the Top Country Albums chart.[2]
Running | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 6, 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Country, country rock | |||
Length | 34:46 | |||
Label | MCA/Curb | |||
Producer | Ed Seay Paul Worley | |||
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Singles from Running | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Song information
"Summer Wind" is written about a daughter of divorced parents, who has to live with the frequent absence of her father.[3][4] Hillman was inspired to write "For the Rich Man" after watching the 1983 film El Norte.[5] Hillman described "Our Songs" as a "tribute to that feeling of the '60s". He added: "I don't see the college kids addressing issues in this country."[5]
"Homeless" tells the story of a woman and her children living on the streets. Hillman told The Tennessean in 1988: "I saw a woman who had the look in her, not of a drug addict or a mental patient, but just of a person. Steve Hill and I concocted a scenario based on that."[5]
Track listing
- "She Don't Love Nobody" (John Hiatt) – 2:56
- "Running" (Steve Hill, Chris Hillman) – 4:08
- "Hello Trouble" (Orville Couch, Eddie McDuff) – 2:03
- "I Still Believe in You" (Hill, Hillman) – 4:12
- "Summer Wind" (Hill, Hillman) – 3:26
- "For the Rich Man" (Hill, Hillman) – 4:19
- "Step on Out" (Hillman, Peter Knobler) – 2:44
- "Homeless" (Hill, Hillman) – 4:45
- "Livin' in the House" (Hill, Hillman) – 2:47
- "Our Songs" (Hill, Hillman) – 3:26
Personnel
The Desert Rose Band
- Bill Bryson - bass guitar, background vocals
- Steve Duncan - drums, percussion, background vocals
- Chris Hillman - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- John Jorgenson - bass guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandocello, mandolin, background vocals
- Jay Dee Maness - pedal steel guitar
- Herb Pedersen - banjo, acoustic guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Hello Trouble"
Chart performance
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 26 |
References
- Pendragon, Jana. "Running review". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- "Running Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- Gleason, Holly (May 3, 1988). "Oak Ridge Boys slice it thin in Irvine with pretty cheesy poses". The Los Angeles Times.
- http://drb-fans.com/images/reviews/DRB%201988%2007-01.pdf
- Goldsmith, Thomas (October 8, 1988). "'Troubles and trials in three-part harmony'". The Tennessean.