The Crossing (album)

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The Crossing
Studio album by Big Country
Released	July 15, 1983 February 2, 2002 (reissue)
Recorded	May 1983
Genre	Rock
Length	48:24
Label	Mercury Records Universal Records (reissue)
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link Rolling Stone link
Big Country chronology
	The Crossing (1983)	Steeltown (1984)

The Crossing is the first studio album released by Scottish band Big Country. In 2002, Mercury released a remastered and expanded version of The Crossing which included the US-only Wonderland EP and a single version of "Chance."

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus Tracks (2002 Reissue) 1.1.1 Wonderland EP (US only) 1.2 Additional bonus track 2 1983 track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 Certifications

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson except as indicated.

1. "In a Big Country" – 4:44
2. "Inwards" – 4:36
3. "Chance" – 4:26
4. "1000 Stars" – 3:50
5. "The Storm" – 6:19
6. "Harvest Home" – 4:19
7. "Lost Patrol" – 4:52
8. "Close Action" – 4:15
9. "Fields of Fire" – 3:31
10. "Porrohman" – 7:52

[edit] Bonus Tracks (2002 Reissue)

[edit] Wonderland EP (US only)

1. "Wonderland" – 3:58
2. "All Fall Together (Jimmy Iovine Remix)" – 5:16
3. "Angle Park (Adamsom, Watson) – 4:08
4. "The Crossing" – 7:10

[edit] Additional bonus track

1. "Chance" (Re-Recorded single version) – 4:37

[edit] 1983 track listing

All songs written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson.

1. "In a Big Country" – 4:44
2. "Inwards" – 4:36
3. "Chance" – 4:26
4. "Fields of Fire" – 3:31
5. "The Storm" – 6:19
6. "Harvest Home" – 4:19
7. "Lost Patrol" – 4:52
8. "Close Action" – 4:15
9. "1000 Stars" – 3:50
10. "Porrohman" – 7:52

[edit] Personnel

• Stuart Adamson – guitar, piano, vocals, e-bow
• Mark Brzezicki – drums, percussion, vocals
• Tony Butler – bass, vocals
• Bruce Watson – guitar, mandolin, sitar, vocals, e-bow

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Billboard Pop Albums	18
1983	The Billboard 200	18

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	"In a Big Country"	Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	47
1983	"In a Big Country"	Billboard Mainstream Rock	3
1983	"In a Big Country"	Pop Singles	17
1983	"In a Big Country"	The Billboard Hot 100	35
1984	"Fields of Fire"	The Billboard Hot 100	52

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
BPI – UK	Gold	September 15, 1983
CRIA – Canada	Gold	November 1, 1983
CRIA – Canada	Platinum	December 1, 1983
RIAA – USA	Gold	January 19, 1984
BPI – UK	Platinum	February 9, 1984

Big Country

Stuart Adamson | Mark Brzezicki | Tony Butler | Bruce Watson

Discography

Albums: The Crossing | Wonderland EP | Steeltown | The Seer | Peace in Our Time | No Place Like Home | The Buffalo Skinners | Why the Long Face? | Restless Natives & Rarities | Bon Apetit (EP)| In The Scud (EP) | Driving To Damascus | Big Country: The Nashville Album | Undercover | Rarities II | One In A Million | Greatest 12 Inch Hits | John Waynes Dream (US Remaster)| Rarities III | Rarities IV | Rarities V | Rarities VI | Rarities VII | The Buffalo Skinners (The US Remaster) | Rarities VIII

Live and Compilations: Without the Aid of a Safety Net | Radio 1 Sessions | BBC Live in Concert | Eclectic | King Biscuit Flower Hour | Brighton Rock | Come Up Screaming | Das Fest - Live In Germany 95 | Live in Cologne | Without the Aid of a Safety Net - The Complete Concert

Singles "Harvest Home" | "Fields Of Fire" | "In A Big Country" | "Chance" | "Wonderland" | "East Of Eden" | "Where The Rose Is Sown" | "Just A Shadow" | "Look Away" | "The Teacher" | "One Great Thing" | "King of Emotion" | "Peace In Our Time" | "The One I Love"