Run for Cover (Gary Moore album)

Run For Cover
Studio album by Gary Moore
Released	September 1985
Recorded	1985
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	45:41
Label	EMI
Producer	Andy Johns, Gary Moore, Peter Collins, Beau Hill, Mike Stone
Gary Moore chronology
We Want Moore! (1984) Run For Cover (1985) Wild Frontier (1987)

Run For Cover is the sixth studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1985. It is often considered his breakthrough album.

The album includes 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 #23 on the UK charts, as well as the top 5 single "Out in the Fields", the album's biggest-selling single.

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 vocals on "Out in the Fields", while Lynott sings vocals on "Military Man", an old Grand Slam track, alone. 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 only issued as a single B-side but is included on later remastered versions of the album. "Out in the Fields" is about the turmoil in their native Ireland.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Singles

• "Military Man" (1985)
• "Empty Rooms" (July 1985)
• "Run for Cover" (1985) (Released only in South Africa)
• "Listen to Your Heartbeat" (1985)
• "Reach for the Sky" (1986) (Rare South African promotional single)

Personnel

On the CD version:

• Gary Moore - guitar, lead vocals (1, 4, 6, 8, 10), backing vocals
• Gary Ferguson - drums (1, 8, 9)
• Glenn Hughes - bass guitar (1, 2, 5, 7, 9), lead vocals (2, 5, 7, 9)
• Andy Richards - keyboards (1-6, 8, 10)
• Neil Carter - backing vocals (1, 4, 7, 8, 10), keyboards (5, 7, 8, 10)
• Charlie Morgan - drums (2, 3, 6)
• Phil Lynott - bass guitar (3, 6), lead vocals (3,11), co-lead vocals (6, 13) & backing vocals (7)
• Don Airey - keyboards (3, 6)
• James (Jimbo) Barton - drums (sampled) (4)
• Paul Thompson - drums (5, 7)
• Bob Daisley - bass guitar (8)

Production

• Andy Johns ("Run for Cover", "Reach for the Sky" and "All Messed Up")
• Gary Moore ("Military Man")
• Peter Collins ("Empty Rooms" and "Out in the Fields")
• Beau Hill ("Out of My System" and "Nothing to Lose")
• Mike Stone ("Once in a Lifetime" and "Listen to Your Heartbeat")

Charts

Album

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