Big Iron Horses

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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 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. This is also the band's first album not to feature lead singer Larry Stewart, who left in 1991. John Dittrich, Dave Innis, and Paul Gregg alternate as lead vocalists on this album.

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) - 3:43
5. "Meet Me on the Other Side" (Paul Gregg, Innis) - 4:09
6. "We're Gonna Be OK"* (Gaitsch, Innis, Josh Leo, Vince Melamed, Timothy B. Schmit) - 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, 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

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