Big Iron Horses is the fifth studio album by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Nashville in 1992. "When She Cries," "Mending Fences," "We Got the Love" and the title track were released as singles. The album reached #26 on the Top Country Albums chart[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.[3] This is also the band's first album not to feature lead vocalist Larry Stewart, who departed in 1991. Conversely, drummer John Dittrich, keyboardist Dave Innis, and bassist Paul Gregg alternate as lead vocalists on this album.

Big Iron Horses
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 1992 (1992-10-09)
StudioMasterfonics (Nashville, TN).
GenreCountry
Length38:33
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerJohn Dittrich
Paul Gregg
Dave Innis
Greg Jennings
Josh Leo
Restless Heart chronology
The Best of Restless Heart
(1991)
Big Iron Horses
(1992)
Matters of the Heart
(1994)
Singles from Big Iron Horses
  1. "When She Cries"
    Released: August 31, 1992
  2. "Mending Fences"
    Released: January 18, 1993
  3. "Tell Me What You Dream"
    Released: February 22, 1993
  4. "We Got the Love"
    Released: May 22, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mending Fences"Jim Robinson, Andy Byrd2:51
2."We Got the Love"Steve Bogard, Rick Giles2:49
3."As Far as I Can Tell"Bruce Gaitsch, Dave Innis3:49
4."When She Cries"Marc Beeson, Sonny LeMaire3:42
5."Meet Me on the Other Side"Paul Gregg, Innis4:09
6."We're Gonna Be OK"Gaitsch, Innis4:04
7."Blame It on Love"Tommy Burroughs, Bernie Leadon, Jimmy Davis3:30
8."Born in a High Wind"Walt Aldridge, Gary Baker, Susan Longacre4:09
9."Just in Time"Gaitsch, Innis4:03
10."Big Iron Horses"John Dittrich, Innis, Vince Melamed4:29

Personnel

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Restless Heart

  • Greg Jennings – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dave Innis – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (3, 6, 9), string arrangements (10)
  • Paul Gregg – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 5, 8)
  • John Dittrich – drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 4, 7, 10 & "Tell Me What You Dream")

Additional musicians

Production

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  • Restless Heart – producers
  • Josh Leo – producer
  • Steve Marcantonio – recording, mixing
  • Jeff Giedt – additional engineer
  • Mark Frigo – assistant engineer
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Mary Hamilton – art direction
  • Juliana Hammond – design
  • Kym Juister – design
  • Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
  • Ron Keith – train photos, photo illustration
  • Mary Beth Felts – hair, make-up
  • Ann Rice – wardrobe stylist
  • Bill Simmons – management
  • Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
  • Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).

Chart performance

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 26
U.S. Billboard 200 116
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1

References

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