Runaway (Carola Häggkvist Album)
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''Runaway'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer
Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria Häggkvist (; born 8 September 1966), commonly known simply as Carola, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s and has released albums ranging from pop and disco ...
, released on 12 May 1986 in Sweden and Norway. The album was produced by
Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main le ...
and written by him together with brothers
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and
Barry Gibb Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popul ...
, also known as the
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. Robin and Maurice Gibb provided backing vocals on most of the songs. On the album charts, the album peaked at number two in Sweden and number nine in Norway. The tracks "The Runaway" and "Brand New Heart" were recorded by Irish Eurovision group
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(who were competing in the
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at the time of the album's release). The latter was released as a single in early 1988.


Track listing

All tracks composed by
Robin Gibb Robin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group with elder brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his o ...
and
Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main le ...
; except where indicated #"Radiate" #"The Runaway" #"Brand New Heart" #"Spread Your Wings (For Your Love)" (
Barry Gibb Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popul ...
, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) #"Nature of the Beast" #"When Two Worlds Collide" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) #"(We Are) Atomic" #"Lost in the Crowd" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) #"So Far So Good" (Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb,
Rhett Lawrence James Everett "Rhett" Lawrence is an American record producer and songwriter. He has produced, mentored, and helped launch the career of 5 artists amongst the top 200 artists to be featured on Billboard magazine's top charts from 1955-2012, who ...
) #"Everlasting Love" (Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Rhett Lawrence,
Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria Häggkvist (; born 8 September 1966), commonly known simply as Carola, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s and has released albums ranging from pop and disco ...
)


Personnel

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Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria Häggkvist (; born 8 September 1966), commonly known simply as Carola, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s and has released albums ranging from pop and disco ...
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Robin Gibb Robin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group with elder brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his o ...
- vocals *
Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main le ...
- vocals,
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*Efva Nyström - vocals *
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- keyboards, programming,
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*Dennis Hetzendorfer & Scott Glasel -
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Charts


Release history


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Runaway (Carola Album) 1986 albums Carola Häggkvist albums Albums produced by Maurice Gibb