This page refers to the country music band. For the Whitesnake album, see Restless Heart (Whitesnake album).
Restless Heart is a country pop band originally formed as a studio band to record demos. The members have diverse musical backgrounds, and developed a sound that has been compared to The Eagles. Primarily a country band, they crossed over to Adult Contemporary with singles from their Wheels and Big Iron Horses albums, and enjoyed a Top 40 Mainstream hit with "When She Cries" in early 1993.
Nashville record producer Tim DuBois created the band in 1984 to record demos of songs that DuBois had written. The still unnamed band was soon signed to RCA Records' Nashville division. Verlon Thompson left the band, replaced by Larry Stewart, who had known Dave Innis when both had attended Belmont University. The band named themselves after a song on their first album.
After recording 1991's The Best of Restless Heart, Larry Stewart left the band to pursue a solo career. Keyboardist Dave Innis also left the band in 1993 after the success of "When She Cries," which became the group's biggest crossover hit.
The next album, 1994's Matters of the Heart, was largely ignored by radio, and the remaining three members disbanded in 1996. Greg Jennings joined Vince Gill's band, John Dittrich joined the band Buffalo Club, and Paul Gregg apparently returned to demo work. The original members (except Dave Innis) briefly reunited to record a Christmas song and three new tracks for their Greatest Hits album in 1998. After a tour with Vince Gill, Restless Heart again disbanded.
In 2003, Paul Gregg placed an emotional phone call to Dave Innis, whom he had not seen in ten years. Restless Heart reunited two months later, began touring, and released a single called "Torch of Freedom."
