''Rockinghorse'' is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter

Alannah Myles Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song " Black Velvet". The song was a top-ten hit in Canada; it was also a number one hit on the US ''Billboar ...

, released on October 13, 1992, by

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

. It spawned five singles, "

Song Instead of a Kiss "Song Instead of a Kiss" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles, released as the first single from her second album, ''Rockinghorse'' (1992). The power ballad became her first and only number-one single in Canada, topping the ''RPM ...

", "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 The Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for works (songs or albums) conta ...

at the

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Track listing

Personnel

Musicians * Alannah Myles – vocals *

David Tyson David Michael Tyson is a Canadian rock music producer and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing Alannah Myles' 1990 #1 hit " Black Velvet" (with Christopher Ward) and producing her debut album. He also co-wrote three hit songs (with Dean M ...

– keyboards, bass, backing vocals * Kurt Schefter – guitars * David Wipper – acoustic guitars,

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Buzz Feiten Howard "Buzz" Feiten (born November 4, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier. He is best known as a lead and rhythm guitarist and for having patented a tuning system for guitars and similar instruments. ...

– electric guitars (5) *

Will Lee William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television and film roles, but was best known for playing Mr. Hooper, the original store proprietor of the eponymous Hooper' ...

– bass * Denny Fongheiser – drums, percussion * Jørn Andersen – additional cymbals (1) *

Larry Williams Larry Williams (born Lawrence Eugene Williams, a.k.a. Lawrence Edward Williams; May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams ...

– saxophones * Greg Smith – baritone saxophone (2, 4) * Gary Grant – trumpets *

John Elefante John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer. From 1981-1984, he was lead vocalist of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members fro ...

– backing vocals * Mark Free – backing vocals * Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals *

Christopher Ward Christopher Ward may refer to: * Christopher Ward (British politician) (born 1942), British solicitor and Conservative Party politician * Christopher Ward (conductor) (born 1980), British conductor * Christopher Ward (entomologist) (1836–1900), E ...

– backing vocals *

Rose Stone Rose Stone (born Rosemary Stewart, March 21, 1945) is an American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly and the Family Stone, a popular psychedelic soul/funk band founded by her brothers, Sly Stone and Fre ...

– backing vocals Production * Produced by David Tyson * Executive Producer – Christopher Ward * Engineered by Brian Foraker * Additional Engineering by Brad Aldredge, Richard Benoit, Bill Dooley and Peter Willis. * Assistant Engineers – Brad Aldredge,

Peter Doell Peter Doell is an American recording and mastering engineer known for his work with Miles Davis, Toto, Céline Dion and The Beach Boys. Doell has been a staff engineer at Capitol Studios, Sunset Sound Recorders and Universal Mastering Studios Wes ...

, Jeff Graham, Efren Herrera, Leslie Ann Kones, Dominique Schafer, Scott Stillman and Ben Wallach. * Tracks 1-5, 7, 8 & 9 mixed by

Tom Lord-Alge Tom Lord-Alge (born January 17, 1963) is an American music engineer and mixer. He began his career at The Hit Factory in New York. Subsequently, he was the resident mixer at what used to be known as "South Beach Studios", located on the ground f ...

* Tracks 6 & 10 mixed by Brian Foraker * Recorded at Brooklyn Recording (Brooklyn, New York);

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and

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(Hollywood, California), Saturn Sound (Studio City, California); Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, California);

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and The Complex (Los Angeles, California). * Mixed at Image Recording Studios and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, California). * Mastered by

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at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California). * Production Coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe * Cover Photography – Reisig & Taylor * Creative Director and Wardrobe Design – Alannah Myles * Art Direction and Design – Tom Bricker * Atlantic Records Creative Director –Melanie Nissen * Creative Design – Lisa Panagapka for Alannahworks * Make-up – Michael Bonneville * Hair Design – Helen Chudoba * Management – Borman Entertainment

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

1992 albums Alannah Myles albums Atlantic Records albums Albums recorded at A&M Studios Albums recorded at Capitol Studios Albums recorded at Westlake Recording Studios {{1990s-rock-album-stub