The Cutter and the Clan

The Cutter and the Clan is the fifth album by the Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig. It was the band's breakthrough album, taking them from cottage industry to the international stage. It was also the first Runrig album to feature keyboard player Pete Wishart - forming the "classic" line-up of the band through what would be their most commercially successful period. Originally recorded on the band’s own Ridge label, it was taken on board by Chrysalis Records as part of a 1987 major recording contract which heralded a string of hit albums that would last until the mid 1990s with singer Donnie Munro's departure from the band a decade later.

The Cutter and the Clan
Studio album by
Runrig
Released1987
RecordedREL / Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland
GenreCeltic rock
Length37:32
LabelRidge / Chrysalis
ProducerChris Harley
Runrig chronology
Heartland
(1985)		 The Cutter and the Clan
(1987)		 Searchlight
(1989)

Highlights include the song "An Ubhal as Àirde", which was later to become the first and only Scottish Gaelic language song to reach the UK Top 20, reaching #18 in 1995,[1] following its use in an advert for Carlsberg lager.

Track listing

All songs written by Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald.

  1. "Alba" (Scotland) - 4:02
  2. "The Cutter" - 3:51
  3. "Hearts of Olden Glory" - 2:14
  4. "Pride of the Summer" - 3:59
  5. "Worker for the Wind" - 3:30
  6. "Rocket to the Moon" - 4:59
  7. "The Only Rose" - 3:51
  8. "Protect and Survive" - 3:23
  9. "Our Earth Was Once Green" - 4:01
  10. "An Ubhal as Àirde" (The Highest Apple) - 3:47

Personnel
Runrig

References
  1. "everyHit.com". Retrieved 10 October 2011. Name of artist: "Runrig", Title of song: "An Ubhal As Airde (The Highest Apple)". Position: 18, Date: May 1995.



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