Rockinghorse is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles, released on October 13, 1992, by Atlantic Records. It spawned three singles and two songs that weren't released as singles, but charted on RPM Top Singles Chart, "Song Instead of a Kiss", "Tumbleweed", "Our World, Our Times", "Living on a Memory", and "Sonny Say You Will" (the first one of which Myles co-wrote). The album was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians Alannah Myles – vocals David Tyson – keyboards, bass, backing vocals Kurt Schefter – guitars David Wipper – acoustic guitars, mandolin Buzz Feiten – electric guitars (5) Will Lee – bass Denny Fongheiser – drums, percussion Jørn Andersen – additional cymbals (1) Larry Williams – saxophones Greg Smith – baritone saxophone (2, 4) Gary Grant – trumpets John Elefante – backing vocals Mark Free – backing vocals Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals Christopher Ward – backing vocals Rose Stone – backing vocals
Production Christopher Ward – executive producer David Tyson – producer Brian Foraker – engineer, mixing (6, 10) Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (1-5, 7-9) Brad Aldredge – additional engineer, assistant engineer Richard Benoit – additional engineer Bill Dooley – additional engineer Peter Willis – additional engineer Peter Doell – assistant engineer Jeff Graham – assistant engineer Efren Herrera – assistant engineer Leslie Ann Kones – assistant engineer Dominique Schafer – assistant engineer Scott Stillman – assistant engineer Ben Wallach – assistant engineer Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California) Shari Sutcliffe – production coordinator Reisig & Taylor – cover photography Alannah Myles – creative director, wardrobe design Tom Bricker – art direction, design Melanie Nissen – creative director for Atlantic Records Lisa Panagapka for Alannahworks – creative design Michael Bonneville – make-up Helen Chudoba – hair design Borman Entertainment – management
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Rockinghorse Chart (1992) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 65 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 9 European Albums (Music & Media) 58 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 19
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Rockinghorse Chart (1992) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 37
Certifications
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