rock 14 tracks Mercury Records
The Crossing is the debut album by Scottish band Big Country, released in July 1983. The album reached number three in the United Kingdom; overseas, it hit number four in Canada on the RPM national Top Albums Chart and number 18 in the United States on the Billboard 200 in 1983. It went on to be certified platinum in the UK and Canada. It contains the song "In a Big Country" which is their only US top 40 hit single.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and spare.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- A1In a Big Country
- A2Inwards
- A3Chance
- A41000 Stars
- A5The Storm
- A6Angle Park
- A7Fields of Fire (12″ mix)
- B1Harvest Home
- B2Lost Patrol
- B3Close Action
- B4Fields of Fire
- B5Porrohman
- B6Heart and Soul
- B7In a Big Country (12″ mix)
About the album
- Artist
- Big Country
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- GB
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