Rockinghorse
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Rockinghorse | ||||
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File:Alannahmylesrockinghorse.jpg | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 13, 1992 | |||
Studio | Brooklyn 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 | |||
Length | 50:10 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | David Tyson | |||
Alannah Myles chronology | ||||
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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.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Our World Our Times" | 6:25 | |
2. | "Make Me Happy" |
| 5:47 |
3. | "Sonny Say You Will" | Ward | 5:04 |
4. | "Tumbleweed" | Ward | 4:36 |
5. | "Livin' on a Memory" |
| 5:50 |
6. | "Song Instead of a Kiss" |
| 5:03 |
7. | "Love in the Big Town" |
| 4:45 |
8. | "The Last Time I Saw William" |
| 4:12 |
9. | "Lies and Rumours" |
| 5:06 |
10. | "Rockinghorse" |
| 3:00 |
Personnel
Production
- Produced by David Tyson
- Executive Producer – Christopher Ward
- Engineered by Brian Foraker
- Additional Engineering by Brad Aldredge, Richard Benoit, Bill Dooley and Peter Willis.
- Assistant Engineers – Brad Aldredge, Peter Doell, Jeff Graham, Efren Herrera, Leslie Ann Kones, Dominique Schafer, Scott Stillman and Ben Wallach.
- Tracks 1-5, 7, 8 & 9 mixed by Tom Lord-Alge
- Tracks 6 & 10 mixed by Brian Foraker
- Recorded at Brooklyn Recording (Brooklyn, New York); Capitol Studios and A&M Studios (Hollywood, California), Saturn Sound (Studio City, California); Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, California); Westlake Audio and The Complex (Los Angeles, California).
- Mixed at Image Recording Studios and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, California).
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California).
- Production Coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe
- Cover Photography – Reisig & Taylor
- Creative Director and Wardrobe Design – Alannah Myles
- Art Direction and Design – Tom Bricker
- Atlantic Records Creative Director –Melanie Nissen
- Creative Design – Lisa Panagapka for Alannahworks
- Make-up – Michael Bonneville
- Hair Design – Helen Chudoba
- Management – Borman Entertainment
Musicians
- Alannah Myles – vocals
- David Tyson – keyboards, bass, backing vocals
- Kurt Schefter – guitars
- David Wipper – acoustic guitars, mandolin
- Buzz Feiten – electric guitars (5)
- Will Lee – bass
- Denny Fongheiser – drums, percussion
- Jørn Andersen – additional cymbals (1)
- Larry Williams – saxophones
- Greg Smith – baritone saxophone (2, 4)
- Gary Grant – trumpets
- John Elefante – backing vocals
- Mark Free – backing vocals
- Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals
- Christopher Ward – backing vocals
- Rose Stone – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[12] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 198.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Alannah Myles – Rockinghorse" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1857". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 24. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 25. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alannah Myles – Rockinghorse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Alannah Myles – Rockinghorse". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alannah Myles – Rockinghorse". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. 19 December 1992. p. 13. ISSN 0033-7064 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Alannah Myles – Rockinghorse". Music Canada. March 8, 1993. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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