Heartland (Runrig album)

Heartland
Studio album by Runrig
Released	1985
Recorded	Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland, Scotland
Genre	Celtic rock
Length	50:47
Label	Ridge
Producer	Chris Harley
Runrig chronology
Recovery (1981) Heartland (1985) The Cutter and the Clan (1987)

Heartland is the fourth album by Celtic rock band Runrig. It was released in 1985, and was their first output in which English songs exceeded the number of Gaelic ones.

Track listing

1. "O Cho Meallt" (Much Deception) - 3:04
2. "This Darkest Winter" - 4:29
3. "Lifeline" - 4:09
4. "Air a' Chuan" (On the Ocean) - 5:09
5. "Dance Called America" - 4:33
6. "The Everlasting Gun" - 4:26
7. "Skye" - 3:31
8. "Cnoc na Fèille" (The Hill at the Marketplace) - 4:40
9. "The Wire" - 5:28
10. "An Ataireachd Àrd" (The High Swell) - 4:30
11. "The Ferry" - 4:12
12. "Tuireadh Iain Ruaidh" (Lament for Red John) - 2:42

Personnel

Runrig

• Iain Bayne - drums, percussion
• Richard Cherns - keyboards
• Malcolm Jones - guitars, mandolin, bass guitar, Vocals
• Calum Macdonald - percussion
• Rory Macdonald - vocals, bass guitar, accordion, twelve-string guitar
• Donnie Munro - lead vocals

Guest artists

• Mairi MacInnes - Gaelic vocal
• Chris Harley - keyboards, harmonies
• Les Lavin - keyboards

External links

• Runrig's official website