Album: Runaway Horses by Belinda Carlisle (1989)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Happy
Record Label: Edsel Records
Format: Album

Description: Runaway Horses is the third solo studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in the United States on October 17, 1989 by MCA Records. The album featured songs written by Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley, Charlotte Caffey and a song co-written by Carlisle herself, making Runaway Horses the second solo album that had her songwriting included since "Gotta Get to You" from her debut solo album "Belinda". The album saw also the collaboration of ex-Beatle George Harrison and Bryan Adams. Harrison didn't work with many people after leaving the Beatles, and after his death, his wife told Carlisle that he agreed to work on her album because he loved her voice. The album debuted outside the top 20 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and sales fell considerably short of those of Carlisle's previous album, Heaven on Earth (1987).

Artist Background: Belinda Jo Carlisle (born August 17, 1958) is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands of all time and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments. Topping the Billboard charts with the Go-Go's, she sold more than seven million albums in just three years and later went on to a successful solo career with hits "Mad About You", "Summer Rain", "I Get Weak", "Circle i... Part of the Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Bananarama, Kim Wilde, Debbie Gibson, The Bangles

Music Scene: Part of the Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Happy, 1980s, Album, Edsel Records

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Runaway Horses is the third solo studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in the United States on October 17, 1989 by MCA Records. The album featured songs written by Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley, Charlotte Caffey and a song co-written by Carlisle herself, making Runaway Horses the second solo album that had her songwriting included since "Gotta Get to You" from her debut solo album "Belinda". The album saw also the collaboration of ex-Beatle George Harrison and Bryan Adams. Harrison didn't work with many people after leaving the Beatles, and after his death, his wife told Carlisle that he agreed to work on her album because he loved her voice. The album debuted outside the top 20 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and sales fell considerably short of those of Carlisle's previous album, Heaven on Earth (1987).

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