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Searchlight
Studio album by Runrig
Released	1989
Recorded	Castlesound Studios, Pentcaitland, Scotland / Great Linford Manor, Milton Keynes, England
Genre	Celtic rock, pop
Length	49:12
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Richard Mainwaring
Runrig chronology
The Cutter and the Clan (1987) Searchlight (1989) The Big Wheel (1991)

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Record Mirror

Searchlight is the sixth studio album released by Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig. The album was released on 25 September 1989 by Chrysalis Records. It spawned one single, "News from Heaven", which reached number ninety on the UK Singles Charts.

Release and promotion

The album was released on 25 September 1989 via Chrysalis in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. In 1990, Runrig performed the albums only single "News From Heaven" live on the BBC Children in Need broadcast. In 2014, Searchlight was included on a 5 CD Box released by the band under Chrysalis, along with four of the bands other studio albums – The Cutter and the Clan, The Big Wheel, Amazing Things and Mara.

Following its release, Searchlight was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 12 October 1989. It was later awarded a Gold certification from the BPI, indicating sales of over 100,000 copies, on 1 January 1991.

Track listing

All songs written by Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald.

1. "News from Heaven" - 3:36
2. "Every River" - 4:46
3. "City of Lights" - 4:25
4. "Èirinn" (Ireland) - 4:55
5. "Tìr A' Mhurain" (Land of the Marram Grass) - 3:54
6. "World Appeal" - 2:20
7. "Tear Down These Walls" - 4:08
8. "Only the Brave" - 3:58
9. "Sìol Ghoraidh" (The Genealogy of Goraidh) - 5:21
10. "That Final Mile" - 3:07
11. "Smalltown" - 4:02
12. "Precious Years" - 4:46

Chart performance

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Certifications

Personnel

Runrig

• Iain Bayne - drums, percussion
• Malcolm Jones - guitars, mandolin, accordion
• Calum Macdonald - percussion
• Rory Macdonald - vocals, bass guitar
• Donnie Munro - lead vocals
• Peter Wishart - keyboards

References

1. Dee, Johnny (28 October 1989). "Albums: Round Up". Record Mirror. p. 16.
2. ^ "Searchlight". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
3. "1990". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
4. "Runrig, Searchlight BPI". BPI. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
5. "Runrig | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
6. "British album certifications – Runrig – Searchlight". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

• Runrig albums
• 1989 albums
• Scottish Gaelic music