The_Big_Wheel_(Runrig_album)

<i>The Big Wheel</i> (album)

The Big Wheel (album)

1991 studio album by Runrig

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]

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Critical reception

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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 labeled the album "an inoffensive, watered-down brand of Celtic rock... Uninspiring but professional."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald.

  1. "Headlights" - 5:09
  2. "Healer in Your Heart" - 5:34
  3. "Abhainn an t-Sluaigh" (The Crowded River) - 5:17
  4. "Always the Winner" - 5:41
  5. "This Beautiful Pain" - 4:15
  6. "An Cuibhle Mòr" (The Big Wheel) - 6:07
  7. "Edge of the World" - 5:00
  8. "Hearthammer" - 4:27
  9. "I'll Keep Coming Home" - 2:33
  10. "Flower of the West" - 6:36

Personnel

Runrig

References

  1. [1]
    "The Big Wheel by Runrig". Melody Maker. 67 (26): 30. 29 June 1991.
  2. [2]
    Niester, Alan (4 November 1991). "The Big Wheel Runrig". The Globe and Mail. p. C2.
  3. [3]
    "Runrig". Official Charts. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. [4]
    Alberts, Sheldon (3 November 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
  5. [5]
    Howe, Steve (31 October 1991). "The Big Wheel Runrig". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. p. C9.


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