Big Night Music

Big Night Music
Studio album by Shriekback
Released	1986
Recorded	May 1st to July 23rd 1986 (London)
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Island
Producer	Gavin MacKillop
Shriekback chronology
Oil & Gold (1985) Big Night Music (1986) Go Bang! (1988)

Big Night Music is the fourth full-length Shriekback studio album, released in 1986. It spent 6 weeks on the Billboard album chart, peaking at number 145. Barry Andrews dominates the writing and performing on the album, with remaining original member Dave Allen fading into the background. Allen would leave the band following this release.

Track listing

1. "Black Light Trap" - 5:09
2. "Gunning for the Buddha" - 4:37
3. "Running on the Rocks" - 4:58
4. "The Shining Path" - 4:37
5. "Pretty Little Things" - 3:50
6. "Underwaterboys" - 4:51
7. "Exquisite" - 4:30
8. "The Reptiles and I" - 4:32
9. "Sticky Jazz" - 4:28
10. "Cradle Song" - 4:16

Personnel

• Barry Andrews - keyboards, synthesizers, lead vocals
• Dave Allen - bass
• Martyn Barker - drums
• Sarah Partridge - backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 to 7 and 9)
• Wendy Partridge - backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 to 7 and 9)
• Steve Halliwell - keyboards, organ (Hammond) and electric piano (tracks 1, 4 to 6, 9 and 10)
• Mike Cozzi - guitar and acoustic guitar (tracks 1 to 4 and 6 to 10)
• Mark Chandler - trumpet (tracks 1 and 3)
• Ian Fraser - saxophone (tenor) (tracks 1 and 3)
• Richard Edwards - trombone (tracks 1 and 3)

External links

• Big Night Music lyrics