Big Country - In A Big Country album
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981. The height of the band's popularity was in the early to mid 1980s, although it retained a cult following for many years after. The band's music incorporated Scottish folk and martial music styles, and the band engineered their guitar-driven sound to evoke the sound of bagpipes, fiddles and other traditional folk instruments.
The Seer is the third studio album by the Scottish band Big Country, released in 1986. The album featured very traditional Scottish musical settings, reminiscent of the band's debut album The Crossing (1983). Kate Bush worked on the title song in a duet with lead singer and lyricist Stuart Adamson. The album's first single, "Look Away", was an Irish number one, and was also the group's biggest hit single in the UK, reaching The album reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart.
Watch the video for In A Big Country from Big Country's The Crossing for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ha. I've never seen you look like this without a reason Another promise fallen through, another season passes by you. Shock. I never took the smil. ead the full lyrics for In A Big Country. Discuss these lyrics on MetroLyrics.
Big Country should never be forgotten. Colin from Bradford, EnglandThe spelling is incorrect here - it should be Dunfermline and is pronounced as follows: Dun-furm-lin. Annabelle from Eugene, OrI'm half Irish and Half Scottish, and I've always wondered, how do you pronounce Dunfermilne? John from Dublin, IrelandJust a small clarification. Kate Bush dueted on the title song on The Seer album - June Miles Kingston did backing vocals on Eiledon. Hugh from Kansas City, MoBig Country comprised the studio musicians during the recording of Pete Townsend's breakthrough solo album, Empty Glass. Amy GrantSongwriter Interviews.
Country Singers & Bands.
Big Country went straight to No. 1 on the UK bestsellers of 27 October 1984 with what would be their finest commercial hour, Steeltown. In 2014, the album was reissued in a desirable double vinyl Super Deluxe package. It features the original ten-track set spread across the two sides of one disc, while a second record contains single A-sides and B-sides, and on the flip, five previously unreleased rough mixes, of ‘East Of Eden,’ ‘Tall Ships Go, ‘Where The Rose Is Sown,’ ‘Come Back To Me’ and ‘Bass Concerto. Steeltown can be bought here. Follow uDiscover’s Big Country Best Of playlist
EP: "Wonderland" (1983). Wonderland All Fall Together Angle Park Chance Heart And Soul The Crossing. album: "Steeltown" (1984)
The bands 'theme' song from their debut album in all it's glory. There's various overlaid guitar parts on the recorded version so I've concentrated on the main guitar parts employed on the live version of the song. The song is in E. Guitar 1 - Stuart Adamson Guitar 2 - Bruce Watson. Chords for rhythm guitar. E5 E F F A5 A B C C E----2---9-----5-. --7----4----9-- b---9----2---10----5. ---7----5----9-- g---9----2---11--9----.
I've never seen you look like this without a reason. Another promise fallen through. Another season passes by you. I never took the smile away from anybody's face. And that's a desperate way to look for someone who is still a child. In a big country dreams stay with you. Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside. Stay alive, here we go. I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered. But you can't stay here with every single hope you had shattered. I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert
Tracklist Hide Credits
A | In A Big Country |
B | All Of UsProducer – Big Country, Will Gosling |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
- Made By – PolyGram Records Pty. Limited
- Published By – April
Credits
- Producer – Steve Lillywhite
- Written-By – Big Country
Notes
℗ 1983 Phonogram Ltd. (London).Made by PolyGram Records under exclusive licence.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MX207751
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MX207752
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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COUNT 3, 812 467-7 | Big Country | In A Big Country (7", Single, Pap) | Mercury, Phonogram | COUNT 3, 812 467-7 | UK | 1983 |
F-MER 8124677.1 | Big Country | In A Big Country (7", Single) | Mercury | F-MER 8124677.1 | Peru | 1983 |
COUNT 3, 812 467-7 | Big Country | In A Big Country (7", Single, Blu) | Mercury, Phonogram | COUNT 3, 812 467-7 | UK | 1983 |
812 467-7 | Big Country | In A Big Country (7") | Mercury | 812 467-7 | Spain | 1984 |
7PP-111 | Big Country | In A Big Country (7", Promo) | Mercury | 7PP-111 | Japan | 1983 |

Title: In A Big Country
Category: Rock
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Rating: 4.3/5
Votes: 196
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