Running (The Desert Rose Band album)

Running is the second studio album by American country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released September 6, 1988 via MCA/Curb. The album peaked at number 26 on the Top Country Albums chart.[2]

Running
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1988 (1988-09-06)
Recorded1988
GenreCountry, country rock
Length34:46
LabelMCA/Curb
ProducerEd Seay
Paul Worley
The Desert Rose Band chronology
The Desert Rose Band
(1987)
Running
(1988)
Pages of Life
(1990)
Singles from Running
  1. "Summer Wind"
    Released: July 30, 1988
  2. "I Still Believe in You"
    Released: October 1988
  3. "She Don't Love Nobody"
    Released: March 1989
  4. "Hello Trouble"
    Released: July 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Song information

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"Summer Wind" is written about a daughter of divorced parents, who has to live with the frequent absence of her father.[3][4] Chris Hillman was inspired to write "For the Rich Man" after watching the 1983 film El Norte.[5] Hillman described "Our Songs" as a "tribute to that feeling of the '60s". He added: "I don't see the college kids addressing issues in this country."[5]

"Homeless" tells the story of a woman and her children living on the streets. Hillman told The Tennessean in 1988: "I saw a woman who had the look in her, not of a drug addict or a mental patient, but just of a person. Steve Hill and I concocted a scenario based on that."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Don't Love Nobody"John Hiatt2:56
2."Running"Steve Hill, Chris Hillman4:08
3."Hello Trouble"Orville Couch, Eddie McDuff2:03
4."I Still Believe in You"Hill, Hillman4:12
5."Summer Wind"Hill, Hillman3:26
6."For the Rich Man"Hill, Hillman4:19
7."Step on Out"Hillman, Peter Knobler2:44
8."Homeless"Hill, Hillman4:45
9."Livin' in the House"Hill, Hillman2:47
10."Our Songs"Hill, Hillman3:26

Personnel

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The Desert Rose Band

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Chart performance

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 26

References

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  1. ^ Pendragon, Jana. "Running review". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Running Charts". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  3. ^ Gleason, Holly (May 3, 1988). "Oak Ridge Boys slice it thin in Irvine with pretty cheesy poses". The Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ "The Desert Rose Band" (PDF). Drb-fans.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Goldsmith, Thomas (October 8, 1988). "'Troubles and trials in three-part harmony'". The Tennessean.