Run for Cover (Gary Moore album) explained

Run for Cover
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gary Moore
Cover:	Run For Cover (Garry Moore album) coveart.jpg
Studio:	Marcus Music, Eel Pie Studios, Westside Studios, Sarm East Studios and AIR Studios, London, UK
Genre:	Hard rock^[1] heavy metal^[2]
Length:	41:40
Label:	10/Virgin
Producer:	Andy Johns, Gary Moore, Peter Collins, Beau Hill, Mike Stone
Prev Title:	We Want Moore!
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Wild Frontier
Next Year:	1987

Run for Cover is the fifth solo studio album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released on 2 September 1985.^[3] 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.^[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.

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
• Keith Murrell – backing vocals on track 7 (uncredited)^[6]

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 and 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

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1985	Swedish Albums Chart^[7]	6
	Norwegian Albums Chart^[8]	7
	Finnish Albums Chart^[9]	10
	UK Albums Chart	12
	New Zealand Albums Chart^[10]	23
	German Albums Chart^[11]	27
	Dutch MegaCharts^[12]	47
	Australian Albums Chart^[13]	73
1986	Billboard 200 (US)^[14]	146

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	"Out in the Fields"	Norwegian Singles Chart^[15]	2
		Swedish Singles Chart^[16]	2
		Irish Singles Chart^[17]	3
		UK Singles Chart	5
		German Singles Chart^[18]	14
		Dutch MegaCharts^[19]	21
		New Zealand Singles Chart^[20]	21
		Finnish Singles Chart	24
			62
	"Empty Rooms"	Irish Singles Chart	12
		UK Singles Chart	23
		New Zealand Singles Chart^[21]	48
		Australian Singles Chart	100

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gary Moore Run for Cover That Hashtag Show. Bolding. Hunter. March 30, 2020. That Hashtag Show. October 22, 2021.
2. Web site: Gary Moore Run for Cover That Hashtag Show. Bolding. Hunter. March 30, 2020. That Hashtag Show. October 22, 2021.
3. Web site: Brit certifications for Gary Moore.
4. Web site: Gary Moore Official Charts . . 9 June 2018 .
5. Run for Cover . . 1985 . CD Sleeve. . DIX CD 16 . London, UK .
6. Web site: McGeevy . Alex . Singer Keith and Mama's Boys really did grow up the hard way . Slabber.net . 12 October 2019 . 31 July 2022.
7. Web site: Gary Moore – Run for Cover (Album) . 19 June 2018. Swedishcharts.com . .
8. Web site: Gary Moore – Run for Cover (Album) . 19 June 2018. Norwegiancharts.com . .
9. Web site: Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: MOK - MOY > Garu Moore. Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. 9 June 2018.
10. Web site: Gary Moore – Run for Cover (Album) . 19 June 2018. charts.nz . .
11. Web site: Album – Gary Moore, Run for Cover . 19 June 2018 . Charts.de . . German.
12. Web site: Gary Moore – Run for Cover . 19 June 2018. Dutch Charts.nl . . Dutch.
13. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 207. 0-646-11917-6.
14. Web site: Gary Moore Chart History – Billboard 200 . Billboard.com . . 9 June 2018 .
15. Web site: Gary Moore/Phil Lynott – Out in the Fields (Song) . 19 June 2018. Norwegiancharts.com . .
16. Web site: Gary Moore/Phil Lynott – Out in the Fields (Song) . 19 June 2018. Swedishcharts.com . .
17. Web site: The Irish Cahrts: search for Gary Moore . . 9 June 2018 .
18. Web site: Single – Gary Moore/Phil Lynott, Out in the Fields . 19 June 2018 . Charts.de . . German.
19. Web site: Gary Moore/Phil Lynott – Out in the Fields . 19 June 2018. Dutch Charts.nl . . Dutch.
20. Web site: Gary Moore/Phil Lynott – Out in the Fields (Song) . 19 June 2018. charts.nz . .
21. Web site: Gary Moore – Empty Rooms (Song) . 19 June 2018. charts.nz . .