The Big Wheel (album) explained

The Big Wheel
Type:	studio
Artist:	Runrig
Cover:	The Big Wheel.jpeg
Released:	1991
Studio:	Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland, Scotland
Genre:	Celtic rock
Length:	51:30
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	Chris Harley
Prev Title:	Searchlight
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Amazing Things
Next Year:	1993

The Big Wheel is a studio album by the Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig, released in 1991.^{[1] [2]} The album peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart.^[3]

Critical reception

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record wrote that "Donnie Munro's vocals drive the songs, but Iain Bayne's superbly produced drums power the band itself."^[4] The Calgary Herald labelled the album "an inoffensive, watered-down brand of Celtic rock... Uninspiring but professional."

Track listing

All songs written by Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald.

1. "Headlights" - 5:09
2. "Healer in Your Heart" - 5:34
3. "Abhainn an t-Sluaigh" (The Crowded River) - 5:17
4. "Always the Winner" - 5:41
5. "This Beautiful Pain" - 4:15
6. "An Cuibhle Mòr" (The Big Wheel) - 6:07
7. "Edge of the World" - 5:00
8. "Hearthammer" - 4:27
9. "I'll Keep Coming Home" - 2:33
10. "Flower of the West" - 6:36

Personnel

Runrig

• Iain Bayne - drums, percussion
• Malcolm Jones - guitars, banjo, accordion
• Calum Macdonald - percussion
• Rory Macdonald - bass guitar, vocals
• Donnie Munro - lead vocals
• Peter Wishart - keyboards

Notes and References

1. The Big Wheel by Runrig . Melody Maker . Jun 29, 1991 . 67 . 26 . 30.
2. News: Niester . Alan . The Big Wheel Runrig . The Globe and Mail . 4 Nov 1991 . C2.
3. Web site: Runrig . Official Charts . 22 January 2023.
4. News: Howe . Steve . The Big Wheel Runrig . The Kitchener-Waterloo Record . 31 Oct 1991 . C9.