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Long Distance
Compilation album by Runrig
Released	1996
Recorded	Various times
Genre	Celtic rock
Length	1:18:12
Label	Chrysalis Records
Producer	Runrig

Long Distance is a compilation album of seventeen of Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig's songs.

The collection mostly covers the period from The Cutter and the Clan (1987) to Mara (1995), with the live versions of "Loch Lomond" and "Skye" (both lifted from Once in a Lifetime (1988) also being included. Both songs in studio form had appeared on The Highland Connection (1979), and Heartland (1985), respectively.

The deluxe version of the album contained a bonus CD, which featured tracks from the band's early output from 1978 to 1985.

Track listing

1. "(Stepping down the) Glory Road" – 3:25
2. "Alba" ("Scotland") – 4:00
3. "The Greatest Flame" – 4:25
4. "Rocket to the Moon" – 4:45
5. "Abhainn an t-Sluaigh" ("The Crowded River") – 5:20
6. "Protect and Survive" – 3:37
7. "Rhythm of My Heart" – 4:42
8. "Hearthammer" – 3:59
9. "An Ubhal as Àirde" (The Highest Apple) – 3:47
10. "Wonderful" – 3:55
11. "The Mighty Atlantic / Mara Theme" – 6:43
12. "Flower of the West" – 6:44
13. "Every River" – 4:03
14. "Sìol Ghoraidh" ("The Genealogy of Goraidh") – 5:21
15. "Hearts of Olden Glory" – 2:16
16. "Skye" – 5:07
17. "Loch Lomond" – 6:11

Bonus CD

1. "Saints of the Soil" 5:03
2. "Ravenscraig" – 4:33
3. "Solus na Madainn" – 3:38
4. "Chi Mi'n Geamhradh" – 4:18
5. "The Apple Came Down" – 3:21
6. "Chi Mi'n Tir" – 3:28
7. "Ribhinn o" – 5:39

• Runrig albums
• 1996 compilation albums
• Scottish Gaelic music