Restless Heart was an American country music band founded in 1984 by John Dittrich, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis, Greg Jennings, and Larry Stewart. Active from 1984 to 1994, in 1998, and from 2002 onward, the band has released eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, and two live albums. Its second through fifth studio albums—Wheels, Big Dreams in a Small Town, Fast Movin' Train, and Big Iron Horses—have all been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Restless Heart has also charted six number one singles on the Hot Country Songs chart: "That Rock Won't Roll", "I'll Still Be Loving You", "Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)", "Wheels", "The Bluest Eyes in Texas", and "A Tender Lie". Besides these songs, the band has nine other top ten singles on that chart. Two of the band's singles—"I'll Still Be Loving You" and "When She Cries"—both reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US CAN Country Restless Heart Release date: March 25, 1985 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette 10 — — Wheels Release date: October 31, 1986 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1 73 — US: Gold Big Dreams in a Small Town Release date: July 15, 1988 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette 4 114 — US: Gold Fast Movin' Train Release date: January 4, 1990 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette 6 78 — US: Gold Big Iron Horses Release date: October 9, 1992 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 26 116 1 US: Gold Matters of the Heart Release date: May 24, 1994 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: CD, cassette — — — Still Restless Release date: November 9, 2004 Label: Audium/Koch Records Formats: CD, music download — — — A Restless Heart Christmas Release date: October 29, 2013 Label: Red River Entertainment Formats: CD, music download — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak positions US Country US CAN Country The Best of Restless Heart Release date: October 22, 1991 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 25 144 30 Big Dreams: The Encore Collection Release date: April 8, 1997 Label: BMG Special Products Formats: CD, cassette — — — Greatest Hits Release date: May 19, 1998 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: CD, cassette, Digital Download 47 — — RCA Country Legends Release date: March 4, 2003 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: CD, music download — — — All-American Country Release date: April 12, 2005 Label: Collectables Records Formats: CD, music download — — — Super Hits Release date: September 25, 2007 Label: Legacy Formats: CD, music download — — — Playlist: The Very Best of Restless Heart Release date: May 21, 2013 Label: RCA Nashville/Legacy Formats: CD, music download — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details 25 and Live Release date: 2007 Label: self-released Formats: CD, music download Greatest Hits: Live Release date: April 21, 2009 Label: Country Roads Formats: CD, music download
Singles 1980s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country US US AC CAN Country 1985 "Let the Heartache Ride" 23 — — 20 Restless Heart "I Want Everyone to Cry" 10 — — 9 "(Back to the) Heartbreak Kid" 7 — — 2 1986 "Til I Loved You" 10 — 33 11 "That Rock Won't Roll" 1 — — 2 Wheels 1987 "I'll Still Be Loving You" 1 33 3 1 "Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)" 1 — 11 1 "Wheels" 1 — — 1 "New York (Hold Her Tight)" — — 23 — 1988 "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" 1 — — 2 Big Dreams in a Small Town "A Tender Lie" 1 — — 2 1989 "Big Dreams in a Small Town" 3 — — 5 "Say What's in Your Heart" 4 — — 1 "Fast Movin' Train" 4 — — 3 Fast Movin' Train "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s–2010s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country US US AC US Pop AUS CAN Country CAN CAN AC 1990 "Dancy's Dream" 5 — — — — 4 — — Fast Movin' Train "When Somebody Loves You" 21 — — — — 17 — — "Long Lost Friend" 16 — — — — 6 — — 1991 "You Can Depend on Me" 3 — — — — 21 — — The Best of Restless Heart 1992 "Familiar Pain" 40 — — — — 40 — — "When She Cries" 9 11 2 4 97 9 6 29 Big Iron Horses 1993 "Mending Fences" 13 — — — — 3 — — "Tell Me What You Dream" — 43 1 38 — — 14 1 "We Got the Love" 11 — — — — 25 — — "Big Iron Horses" 72 — — — — 50 — — 1994 "Baby Needs New Shoes" 52 — — — — 54 — — Matters of the Heart 1998 "No End to This Road" 33 — — — — 47 — — Greatest Hits "For Lack of Better Words" 64 — — — — 86 — — 2004 "Torch of Freedom" — — — — — — — — "Feel My Way to You" 29 — — — — — — — Still Restless 2013 "Home" — — — — — — — — Playlist: The Very Best of Restless Heart 2016 "Wichita Lineman" — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
As a featured artist Year Single Album 1994 "Amazing Grace" Maverick
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Other charted songs Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1999 "The Little Drummer Boy" 58 Country Christmas Classics
Videography Music videos Year Title Director 1985 "(Back to The) Heartbreak Kid" Stephen Buck 1987 "Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)" George Bloom III 1988 "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" Bill Balsley "A Tender Lie" George Bloom III 1989 "Big Dreams in a Small Town" Bill Balsley "Say What's in Your Heart" "Fast Movin' Train" Jay Brown 1990"Dancy's Dream" John Lloyd Miller 1991 "Long Lost Friend" (live) 1992 "When She Cries" Wayne Miller 1993 "Mending Fences" Michael Merriman "Big Iron Horses" D. J. Webster "Tell Me What You Dream" (with Warren Hill) Daniela Federici 1994 "Baby Needs New Shoes" Alan Chebot "Amazing Grace" (The Maverick Choir) Gil Bettman 2003 "Torch of Freedom" Alin Bijan 2013 "Home" Erin Neathery 2016 "Wichita Lineman" Mark Mayr
Album appearances Year Title Album 1987 "Don't Ask the Reason Why" The Secret of My Succe$s 1994 "Maverick" Maverick
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