10/04/2022
Happy 33rd Anniversary to Runaway Horses. The album was released on October 3, 1989 on MCA Records.
Six singles were released from Runaway Horses, and were successful in most markets; the album giving Belinda 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.