Running is the second studio album by American country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released September 6, 1988 via MCA/Curb. The album peaked at number 26 on the Top Country Albums chart.[2]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 6, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock | |||
| Length | 34:46 | |||
| Label | MCA/Curb | |||
| Producer | Ed Seay Paul Worley | |||
| The Desert Rose Band chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Running | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Song information
edit"Summer Wind" is written about a daughter of divorced parents, who has to live with the frequent absence of her father.[3][4] Chris Hillman was inspired to write "For the Rich Man" after watching the 1983 film El Norte.[5] Hillman described "Our Songs" as a "tribute to that feeling of the '60s". He added: "I don't see the college kids addressing issues in this country."[5]
"Homeless" tells the story of a woman and her children living on the streets. Hillman told The Tennessean in 1988: "I saw a woman who had the look in her, not of a drug addict or a mental patient, but just of a person. Steve Hill and I concocted a scenario based on that."[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She Don't Love Nobody" | John Hiatt | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Running" | Steve Hill, Chris Hillman | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Hello Trouble" | Orville Couch, Eddie McDuff | 2:03 |
| 4. | "I Still Believe in You" | Hill, Hillman | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Summer Wind" | Hill, Hillman | 3:26 |
| 6. | "For the Rich Man" | Hill, Hillman | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Step on Out" | Hillman, Peter Knobler | 2:44 |
| 8. | "Homeless" | Hill, Hillman | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Livin' in the House" | Hill, Hillman | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Our Songs" | Hill, Hillman | 3:26 |
Personnel
editThe Desert Rose Band
edit- Bill Bryson - bass guitar, background vocals
- Steve Duncan - drums, percussion, background vocals
- Chris Hillman - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- John Jorgenson - bass guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandocello, mandolin, background vocals
- JayDee Maness - pedal steel guitar
- Herb Pedersen - banjo, acoustic guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Hello Trouble"
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 26 |
References
edit- ^ Pendragon, Jana. "Running review". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Running Charts". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ Gleason, Holly (May 3, 1988). "Oak Ridge Boys slice it thin in Irvine with pretty cheesy poses". The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The Desert Rose Band" (PDF). Drb-fans.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c Goldsmith, Thomas (October 8, 1988). "'Troubles and trials in three-part harmony'". The Tennessean.