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 an album by Gary Moore, released in 1985, and is often considered as Gary Moore's breakthrough album.

The album includes a remake of the hit single "Empty Rooms" (UK #23), one of Moore's biggest successes, and top 5 single "Out in the Fields", the album's biggest selling single.

The album features many of Moore's 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 a song about the turmoil in their native Ireland.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Run for Cover"	Gary Moore	Moore	4:13
2.	"Reach for the Sky"	Moore	Glenn Hughes	4:46
3.	"Military Man"	Phil Lynott	Lynott	5:40
4.	"Empty Rooms"	Moore, Neil Carter	Moore	4:17

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Out in the Fields"	Moore	Lynott & Moore	4:17
2.	"Nothing to Lose"	Moore	Hughes	4:41
3.	"Once in a Lifetime"	Moore	Moore	4:18
4.	"All Messed Up"	Moore, Carter	Hughes	4:52
5.	"Listen to Your Heartbeat"	Moore	Moore	4:31

CD release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Run for Cover"	Moore	Moore	4:13
2.	"Reach for the Sky"	Moore	Hughes	4:46
3.	"Military Man"	Lynott	Lynott	5:40
4.	"Empty Rooms"	Moore, Carter	Moore	4:17
5.	"Out of My System"	Moore	Hughes	4:01
6.	"Out in the Fields"	Moore	Lynott & Moore	4:17
7.	"Nothing to Lose"	Moore	Hughes	4:41
8.	"Once in a Lifetime"	Moore	Moore	4:18
9.	"All Messed Up"	Moore, Carter	Hughes	4:52
10.	"Listen to Your Heartbeat"	Moore	Moore	4:31

2002 remastered CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
11.	"Still in Love with You"	Lynott	Lynott	5:59
12.	"Murder in the Skies" (Live at the Ulster Hall, December 17, 1984)	Moore	Moore & Carter	4:09
13.	"Stop Messin' Around" (Live at the Ulster Hall, December 17, 1984)	Peter Green	Moore & Lynott	5:23

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

Year	Chart	Position
1985	UK	12

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Run for Cover (Gary Moore album) at AllMusic