Rockinghorse
1992 studio album by Alannah Myles
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Rockinghorse is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles, released on October 13, 1992, by Atlantic Records. It spawned five singles, "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.
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992
Studio
- Brooklyn Recording (New York City)
Saturn Sound (Studio City, California)
Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, California)
The Complex, Westlake Studios and Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Capitol Studios and A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
Length50:10
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| Released | October 13, 1992 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 50:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | David Tyson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Our World Our Times" | 6:25 | |
| 2. | "Make Me Happy" |
| 5:47 |
| 3. | "Sonny Say You Will" | Ward | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Tumbleweed" | Ward | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Livin' on a Memory" |
| 5:50 |
| 6. | "Song Instead of a Kiss" |
| 5:03 |
| 7. | "Love in the Big Town" |
| 4:45 |
| 8. | "The Last Time I Saw William" |
| 4:12 |
| 9. | "Lies and Rumours" |
| 5:06 |
| 10. | "Rockinghorse" |
| 3:00 |
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
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[14] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
