Big Iron Horses

Big Iron Horses is the fifth studio album by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Nashville in 1992. "When She Cries," "Mending Fences," "We Got the Love" and the title track were released as singles. The album reached #26 on the Top Country Albums chart[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.[3] This is also the band's first album not to feature lead vocalist Larry Stewart, who departed in 1991. Conversely, drummer John Dittrich, keyboardist Dave Innis, and bassist Paul Gregg alternate as lead vocalists on this album.

Big Iron Horses
Studio album by Restless Heart
Released	October 9, 1992
Genre	Country
Length	38:33
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	John Dittrich Paul Gregg Dave Innis Greg Jennings Josh Leo
Restless Heart chronology
The Best of Restless Heart (1991) Big Iron Horses (1992) Matters of the Heart (1994)
Singles from Big Iron Horses
"When She Cries" Released: August 31, 1992 "Mending Fences" Released: January 18, 1993 "Tell Me What You Dream" Released: February 22, 1993 "We Got the Love" Released: May 22, 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Mending Fences" (Jim Robinson, Andy Byrd) - 2:51
2. "We Got the Love" (Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) - 2:49
3. "As Far as I Can Tell" (Bruce Gaitsch, Dave Innis) - 3:49
4. "When She Cries" (Marc Beeson, Sonny LeMaire) - 3:42
5. "Meet Me on the Other Side" (Paul Gregg, Innis) - 4:09
6. "We're Gonna Be OK"* (Gaitsch, Innis) - 4:04
7. "Blame It on Love" (Tommy Burroughs, Bernie Leadon, Jimmy Davis) - 3:30
8. "Born in a High Wind" (Walt Aldridge, Gary Baker, Susan Longacre) - 4:09
9. "Just in Time" (Gaitsch, Innis) - 4:03
10. "Big Iron Horses" (John Dittrich, Innis, Vince Melamed) - 4:29

• On some releases of the album, the song "Tell Me What You Dream" replaces "We're Gonna Be OK" as track 6.

Personnel

Restless Heart

• Greg Jennings: Lead Guitar, Mandolin
• Dave Innis: Keyboards, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, synclavier, Background Vocals, Lead Vocal (tracks 3, 6 & 9)
• Paul Gregg: Bass, Background Vocals, Lead Vocal (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
• John Dittrich: Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals, Lead Vocal (tracks 2, 4, 7, 10 & "Tell Me What You Dream")

Additional musicians

• Bruce Gaitsch: Rhythm Guitar
• Jim Horn: Saxophone
• Bernie Leadon: Banjo
• Josh Leo: Rhythm Guitar
• Carl Marsh: String Arrangements, Keyboards
• Warren Hill: Saxophone ("Tell Me What You Dream")

Production

• Produced By John Dittrich, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis, Greg Jennings & Josh Leo
• Recorded & Engineered By Bruce Gaitsch, Jeff Giedt & Steve Marcantonio
• Assistant Engineer: Marc Frigo
• Mixed By Steve Marcantonio
• Mastered By Denny Purcell

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	26
U.S. Billboard 200	116
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1

References

1. Allmusic review
2. allmusic ((( Big Iron Horses > Charts & Awards )))
3. RIAA - Gold & Platinum