Big Country discography
| Big Country discography | |
|---|---|
| File:Big Country promo shot BW001.jpg Big Country in 1983. Left to right: Butler, Watson, Adamson and Brzezicki | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 18 |
| Compilation albums | 25 |
| Singles | 29 |
The discography of Big Country, a Scottish rock band which formed in 1981, consists of nine studio albums, eighteen live albums, twenty-five compilation albums, one extended play (EP), and twenty-nine singles released on Mercury Records, Reprise Records, Vertigo Records and Cherry Red Records.
Formed by Stuart Adamson following the demise of Skids, the band's classic line-up of Adamson (vocals/guitar), Bruce Watson (guitar), Tony Butler (bass) and Mark Brzezicki (drums) met with critical and commercial success during the 1980s. After signing to Mercury Records, Big Country's debut album The Crossing, released in 1983, reached number three in the UK Album Chart and their subsequent albums Steeltown (1984), The Seer (1986) and Peace in Our Time (1988) all reached the top ten. By the time of the band's fifth album, No Place Like Home (1991), their commercial success had begun to wane and they released three more albums between 1993 and 1999 before the suicide of Adamson in 2001 led to the band splitting up.
In 2007, Butler, Watson and Brzezicki celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of Big Country by reforming for a UK tour, touring again in 2010, this time with Mike Peters joining the band for vocal duties. 2011 saw the release of a new single, the band's first new music for eleven years, before Butler retired in 2012. In 2013 the line-up of Watson, Brzezicki, Peters, joined by Derek Forbes (bass) and Watson's son Jamie (guitar), released a new album, The Journey.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO [1] |
CAN [2] |
FIN [3] |
GER [4] |
NED [5] |
NZ [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] |
US [10] | |||||
| The Crossing |
|
— | 4 | — | — | 11 | 8 | — | 17 | 3 | 18 | |||
| Steeltown |
|
— | 53 | 24 | 53 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 70 |
| ||
| The Seer |
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— | 75 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 59 |
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| Peace in Our Time |
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— | — | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | 160 |
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| No Place Like Home |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | |||
| The Buffalo Skinners |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | |||
| Why the Long Face |
|
28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | |||
| Driving to Damascus |
|
60 | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | |||
| The Journey |
|
32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
- Without the Aid of a Safety Net (May 1994) UK No. 35[14]
- Radio 1 Sessions (September 1994)
- BBC Live in Concert (August 1995)
- Eclectic (August 1996) UK No. 41[14]
- Greatest Hits Live (Mar 1997) (same as "Without the Aid of a Safety Net")
- King Biscuit Flower Hour (March 1997)
- Brighton Rock (September 1997)
- Live at Wolverhampton (January 2000)
- Come Up Screaming (October 2000)
- Keep on Truckin (January 2001)
- Peace Concert, Live In East Berlin 1988 (January 2001)
- One in a Million (June 2001)
- Live Hits (Aug 2003) (from various concerts in 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1991)
- Das Fest - Live in Germany 95 (January 2002)
- Wonderland Live (German Armoury label) (January 2002) (this is just Brighton Rock but with different packaging and different track order)
- Live in Cologne (Apr 2002)
- Without the Aid of a Safety Net - The Complete Concert (2 CDs) (May 2005)
- Twenty Five Live (Nov 2007)
- Live 2011 Shepherds Bush Empire 15.04.2011 (2011)
- Dreams Stay With You, Edinburgh Picture House (2011)
Compilation albums
- Through a Big Country: Greatest Hits (June 1990) UK No. 2[14]
- The Collection (February 1993)
- The Best of Big Country (February 1994)
- In a Big Country (June 1995)
- Master Series (March 1997)
- Kings of Emotion (April 1998)
- Restless Natives & Rarities (June 1998)
- Rarities II (April 2001)
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Big Country (April 2001)
- Greatest 12 Inch Hits (September 2001)
- Universal Masters Collection - Classic Big Country (November 2001)
- www.bigcountry.co.uk (November 2001)
- Greatest hits of Big Country & The Skids (May 2002)
- Singles Collection Vol. 1: The Mercury Years ('83 - '84) (6-CD box set) (July 2002)
- Singles Collection Vol. 2: The Mercury Years ('84 - '88) (7-CD box set) (October 2002)
- Rarities III (December 2002)
- Singles Collection Vol. 3: ('88 - '93) (7-CD box set) (February 2003)
- Singles Collection Vol. 4: ('91 - '00) (7-CD box set) (June 2003)
- The Collection (Spectrum Music) (October 2003)
- Rarities IV: (The Crossing Sessions) (November 2003)
- Rarities V: (No Place Like Home Sessions) (March 2004)
- Rarities VI (April 2004)
- Rarities VII: (The Damascus Sessions) (November 2004)
- Rarities VIII (November 2005)
- Fields of Fire - The Ultimate Collection (April 2011)
- Big Country At The BBC (July 2013)
- Big Country At The BBC - The Best Of The BBC Recordings (July 2013)
- And...In The Beginning (Dec 2012)
Other albums
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- In the Scud (EP) (January 1999)
- Bon Apetit (EP) (September 1999)
- Big Country: The Nashville Album (April 2000)
- Undercover (covers album) (March 2001)
- No Place Like Home (2014)
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak positions[14] |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| 1984 | Wonderland
|
65 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[15] | NZ | IRE [16] |
NL | SWI | US | US Mod | US Main | CAN | ||||||
| 1982 | "Harvest Home" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Crossing | |||
| 1983 | "Fields of Fire (400 Miles)" | 10 | 26 | 9 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | ||||
| "In a Big Country" | 17 | 34 | 22 | — | — | 17 | — | 3 | 3 | |||||
| "Chance" | 9 | — | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1984 | "Wonderland" | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | 86 | — | 48 | — | ||||
| "East of Eden" | 17 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Steeltown | ||||
| "Where the Rose Is Sown" | 29 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1985 | "Just a Shadow" | 26 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | "Look Away" | 7 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 18 | — | — | 5 | — | The Seer | |||
| "The Teacher" | 28 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "One Great Thing" | 19 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Hold the Heart" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1988 | "King of Emotion" | 16 | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | 90 | Peace in Our Time | |||
| "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | "Peace in Our Time" | 39 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "Save Me" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Through a Big Country (Greatest Hits) | |||
| "Heart of the World" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album song | ||||
| 1991 | "Republican Party Reptile" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Place Like Home | |||
| "Beautiful People" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1993 | "Alone" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Buffalo Skinners | |||
| "Ships (Where Were You)" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "The One I Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 34 | — | |||||
| 1995 | "I'm Not Ashamed" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Why the Long Face | |||
| "You Dreamer" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1999 | "Fragile Thing" (with Eddi Reader) | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Driving to Damacus | |||
| 1999 | "See You/Perfect World" (Double-A Sided Single) | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | "Somebody Else" | 126[17] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | "Another Country" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Journey | |||
| 2013 | "Hurt" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | "In A Broken Promise Land" | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Scottish Albums:
- "Why the Long Face". OCC. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Driving to Damascus". OCC. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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- "Why the Long Face". OCC. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Canadian Albums:
- "The Crossing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Steeltown" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "The Seer" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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- "The Crossing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ German Albums:
- "Steeltown" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "The Seer" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Peace in Our Time" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Driving to Damascus" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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- "Steeltown" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Albums". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Norwegian Albums". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "US Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 56–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20162/big-country/
- ^ Search for Irish peaks Archived 5 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM