Belinda Carlisle "Runaway Horses (2013 Expanded Edition)"

Runaway Horses is the third solo studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released on October 3, 1989, by MCA Records. The album features songs written by Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley, Charlotte Caffey and a song co-written by Carlisle herself. The album contains an array of guest artists, including George Harrison and Bryan Adams.

The album peaked at number 37 on the US Billboard 200, a considerable fall in sales from Carlisle's 1987 album, Heaven on Earth, but reached number four in the United Kingdom, where it was certified Platinum.

In positive review of November 11, 1989, Rob Garner of RPM called this record "a very well packaged group effort." He resumed: "Any one of these chorus-with-a-hook tracks could find play."

AllMusic retrospectively reviewed the album as being not as strong as Heaven on Earth but still generally likeable and appealing. The album made its debut on the Billboard 200 on October 21, 1989, and after seven weeks of slowly moving up the charts reached its peak position of number 37, a lower position than her previous two albums. The album spent a total of 25 weeks on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA. Runaway Horses was Carlisle's last album to chart in the United States.

The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart on November 4, 1989, at number four, which was the album's peak position, matching that of her previous album. The album moved down and back up the chart over the next 18 months and re-entered the top 10 in 1991. Five singles from the album entered the UK Top 40, two of which reached Top 10. The album spent a total of 39 weeks in the UK Top 100 and was certified Platinum by the BPI. Carlisle was presented with her Platinum disc live on the Saturday morning children's television show Going Live! on BBC One.

The album was also a success in Australia; it peaked at number six and was certified double Platinum becoming the 24th best-selling album of 1990.

Six singles were released from Runaway Horses, and were successful in most markets; the album giving Carlisle four more international top ten hits. "Leave a Light On" was the first song released from the album and became a top ten hit around the world including the UK, where it hit number four (and was certified Silver), Australia, where it hit number five, and Canada, where it hit number six. The song narrowly missed the top ten in the United States peaking at number 11. "La Luna" was the second song released from the album and became a top 40 hit in Australia and the UK, also becoming her third top ten in Switzerland. "Summer Rain" was the third song released and became a top ten hit in Australia and a top 30 hit in the US (where it was released as the second single) and the UK (where it was released as the sixth single in December 1990). "Runaway Horses" (the title track) was the fourth single released, but was not as successful as the previous singles, only managing to reach number 40 in the UK. "Vision of You" was the fifth song released and became the lowest-charting single on the album only peaking at number 41 in the UK, and a re-release in 1991 reached 71. The sixth and final song released from the album was "(We Want) The Same Thing", becoming Carlisle's fifth top ten single in the UK. For its single release, "(We Want) The Same Thing" was totally remixed from a heavily accented punk rock staccato mix to a pop song.

Runaway Horses was re-released on August 26, 2013, in a 2CD+DVD casebook edition from Edsel Recording (EDSG 8026) featuring the original album remastered, the single versions, remixes and B-sides. The DVD features the videos from the album and an exclusive interview with Carlisle discussing the album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, except where noted.

1. "Leave a Light On" 4:37
2. "Runaway Horses" 4:42
3. "Vision of You" 4:40
4. "Summer Rain" Robbie Seidman/Maria Vidal  5:25
5. "La Luna" 4:43
6. "(We Want) The Same Thing" 4:03
7. "Deep Deep Ocean" Tom Kelly/Amy Sky/Billy Steinberg  4:05
8. "Valentine" David Munday/Sandy Stewart  5:03
9. "Whatever It Takes" 4:47
10. "Shades of Michaelangelo" Charlotte Caffey/Belinda Carlisle   5:52

The Single Versions

1. Leave A Light On (7")  4:14
2. La Luna (7")   4:12
3. Runaway Horses (Single Edit) 4:12 
4. Vision Of You (7" Edit)  4:11
5. (We Want) The Same Thing (Summer Remix)   4:16
6. Summer Rain (Single Remix)   4:11
7. Valentine (Remix Edit)   4:30  

The Remixes

1. (We Want) The Same Thing (Extended Summer Remix) Remix Peter Arata, Rick Nowels 5:09
2. Leave A Light On (Extended Version)   Mixed By – Jason Corsaro  8:06
3. La Luna (Extended Dance Mix)  Remix – Steve Beltran 6:46  
4. Summer Rain (Justin Strauss Remix)   – Justin Strauss  8:02
5. Leave A Light On (Kamikazee Mix)  Mixed By – Jason Corsaro  4:42
6. (We Want) The Same Thing (All The Right Moves Mix) 3:55  
7. La Luna (12" Dub)   Remix – Steve Beltran   6:30 
8. Summer Rain (Dub Mix)   Remix – Daniel Abraham, Justin Strauss  6:53 
9. Vision Of You (91 Remix)  Remix – Peter Arata, Rick Nowels 4:07
10. La Luna (Acapella)   Remix – Steve Beltran  3:57  

DVD

Feature Interview - Runaway Horses  13:46

Cameraman, Engineer [Sound], Film Editor – Johnny Ogle

Interviewer – Mark Goodier

Promo Videos

1. Leave A Light On   Film Director – Peter Care  4:21  
2. La Luna   Film Director – Andy Morahan  4:14 
3. Runaway Horses   Film Director – Greg Masuak  4:08  
4. Vision Of You  4:11
5. (We Want) The Same Thing  Film Director – Greg Masuak 4:15
6. Summer Rain   Film Director – Andy Morahan  4:07

(We Want) The Same Thing (All The Right Moves Mix) is listed as being previously unreleased. Additionally, the Remix Edit of Valentine and Acapella of La Luna are also previously unreleased. Track CD1-10 is misspelled as "Shades Of Michaelangelo".

Issued in digibook format.

Manufactured in the EU.