The Big Wheel (album)
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The Big Wheel | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Studio | Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland, Scotland | |||
Genre | Celtic rock | |||
Length | 51:30 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Chris Harley | |||
Runrig chronology | ||||
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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
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Source | Rating |
Calgary Herald | B[4] |
The Kitchener-Waterloo Record wrote that "Donnie Munro's vocals drive the songs, but Iain Bayne's superbly produced drums power the band itself."[5] The Calgary Herald labelled the album "an inoffensive, watered-down brand of Celtic rock... Uninspiring but professional."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald.
- "Headlights" - 5:09
- "Healer in Your Heart" - 5:34
- "Abhainn an t-Sluaigh" (The Crowded River) - 5:17
- "Always the Winner" - 5:41
- "This Beautiful Pain" - 4:15
- "An Cuibhle Mòr" (The Big Wheel) - 6:07
- "Edge of the World" - 5:00
- "Hearthammer" - 4:27
- "I'll Keep Coming Home" - 2:33
- "Flower of the West" - 6:36
Personnel
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "The Big Wheel by Runrig". Melody Maker. Vol. 67, no. 26. 29 June 1991. p. 30.
- ^ Niester, Alan (4 November 1991). "The Big Wheel Runrig". The Globe and Mail. p. C2.
- ^ "Runrig". Official Charts. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b Alberts, Sheldon (3 November 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
- ^ Howe, Steve (31 October 1991). "The Big Wheel Runrig". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. p. C9.