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With producer Steve Lillywhite at the helm, Scotland's Big Country managed to deliver earnest, socially conscious arena anthems in a similar vein to U2 and the Alarm. The twist was their trademark bagpipe sound, achieved through the use of E-Bow. The unique sound of "In a Big Country" garnered the band considerable attention and a Top 20 single in the U.S. The Crossing, however, is an album whose richness goes beyond the single. The more subdued "Chance" is sparser and its personal lyrics are every bit as heartfelt as the more populist-inclined anthems like the wonderful "The Storm" or the thundering "Fields of Fire." The lyrics are straightforward and, despite the grand themes of many of the tracks, manage to steer clear of being overly pretentious. While this album earned the band a gold record, Big Country's sound and image (reinforced by the members' tartan checked shirts) resulted in them being tagged a novelty, and they never duplicated their initial success in America. [An expanded version of The Crossing appeared in 2012 to mark the 30th Anniversary of the formation of the group. The two-disc reissue reissue included a remastered version of the original album, as well as twenty-four bonus cuts (demos, outtakes, and B-sides) and a 20-page booklet.]
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
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Tony Butler, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - STEVE Churchyard, Producer - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 1982 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - STEVE Churchyard, Producer - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 2003 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 2003 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 2003 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
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℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - STEVE Churchyard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - STEVE Churchyard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - STEVE Churchyard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - STEVE Churchyard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Brandt, Producer
℗ 2003 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Brandt, Producer
℗ 2003 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Brandt, Producer
℗ 2003 Mercury Records Limited
Tony Butler, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Watson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Big Country, MainArtist - Stuart Adamson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Brandt, Producer
℗ 2003 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
With producer Steve Lillywhite at the helm, Scotland's Big Country managed to deliver earnest, socially conscious arena anthems in a similar vein to U2 and the Alarm. The twist was their trademark bagpipe sound, achieved through the use of E-Bow. The unique sound of "In a Big Country" garnered the band considerable attention and a Top 20 single in the U.S. The Crossing, however, is an album whose richness goes beyond the single. The more subdued "Chance" is sparser and its personal lyrics are every bit as heartfelt as the more populist-inclined anthems like the wonderful "The Storm" or the thundering "Fields of Fire." The lyrics are straightforward and, despite the grand themes of many of the tracks, manage to steer clear of being overly pretentious. While this album earned the band a gold record, Big Country's sound and image (reinforced by the members' tartan checked shirts) resulted in them being tagged a novelty, and they never duplicated their initial success in America. [An expanded version of The Crossing appeared in 2012 to mark the 30th Anniversary of the formation of the group. The two-disc reissue reissue included a remastered version of the original album, as well as twenty-four bonus cuts (demos, outtakes, and B-sides) and a 20-page booklet.]
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 34 track(s)
- Total length: 02:30:40
- Main artists: Big Country
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2012 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2012 Mercury Records Limited
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