Last of the Runaways explained

Last of the Runaways
Type:	studio
Artist:	Giant
Cover:	Giant last of the runaways.jpg
Released:	1989
Recorded:	March–May 1989
Studio:	Ridge Farm Studio, Rusper, England; Farmyard Studios, Master Rock Studios
Genre:	AOR hard rock^[1] pop metal
Length:	55:16
Label:	A&M CD 5272
Producer:	Terry Thomas
Next Title:	Time to Burn
Next Year:	1992

Last of the Runaways is the debut 1989 studio album by American rock band Giant.^{[2] [3]} It included the hit "I'm a Believer" along with the band's biggest hit, "I'll See You in My Dreams".

Critical reception

The Washington Post concluded: "The Top 40 strategies of industry vets Dann and David Huff's quartet are so airtight they're suffocating; Latest of the Pop-Metal Careerists would be a more appropriate title."^[4]

Track listing

1. "I'm a Believer" (Dann Huff, David Huff, Alan Pasqua, Mark Spiro, Phil Naish) – 5:45
2. "Innocent Days" (Dann Huff, Spiro) – 5:15
3. "I Can't Get Close Enough" (Dann Huff, Spiro) – 6:06
4. "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Pasqua, Spiro) – 4:46
5. "No Way Out" (Dann Huff, Terry Thomas, Pasqua, David Huff) – 4:04
6. "Shake Me Up" (Dann Huff, Pasqua, Mike Brignardello, Thomas) – 4:16
7. "It Takes Two" (Pasqua, Spiro) – 4:59
8. "Stranger to Me" (Dann Huff, Brignardello, Thomas) – 5:56
9. "Hold Back the Night" (Dann Huff, Spiro, Pasqua) – 4:11
10. "Love Welcome Home" (Dann Huff, Spiro, Naish) – 4:51
11. "The Big Pitch" (Dann Huff, Thomas, Pasqua) – 5:07

Personnel

Giant

• Dann Huff – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Alan Pasqua – keyboards and backing vocals
• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar and backing vocals
• David Huff – drums and backing vocals

Additional Personnel

• Lea Hart, Peter Howarth, Terry Thomas – backing vocals

Production

• Produced by Terry Thomas
• Recorded by Rafe McKenna
• Mixed by Rafe McKenna and Terry Thomas
• Mix assistants on tracks 1, 2, 5 and 7-11: Jon Mallison; mix assistant on tracks 3, 4 and 6: Mark Willie
• Mastering: Arnie Acosta

External links

• Heavy Harmonies page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Giant Biography & History. April 5, 2021. AllMusic. en.
2. News: Caudle . Todd . Last of the Runaways Giant . Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph . Oct 13, 1989 . D10.
3. Clark . Shelton . Bass Notes: Mike Brignardello . Bass Player . Jan 1997 . 8 . 1 . 14, 16.
4. News: Jenkins . Mark . Sound of Fury Signifying Nothing . The Washington Post . Nov 3, 1989 . N28.