Steeltown

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Steeltown
Steeltown cover
Studio album by Big Country
Released October 1, 1984
Recorded ???
Genre Rock
Length 47:54
Label Mercury
Producer Steve Lillywhite
Professional reviews
Big Country chronology
The Crossing
(1983)		 Steeltown
(1984)		 The Seer
(1986)

Steeltown is the second studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in 1984. It was released on CD only in Germany, as well as remastered and reissued there as well.

"East of Eden" was the only Top 20 single from the album, reaching #17 in the UK chart.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, and Bruce Watson, unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Flame of the West" – 5:01
  2. "East of Eden" (Butler) – 4:29
  3. "Steeltown" – 4:39
  4. "Where the Rose Is Sown" – 4:58
  5. "Come Back to Me" – 4:35
  6. "Tall Ships Go" – 4:38
  7. "Girl with Grey Eyes" – 4:47
  8. "Rain Dance" – 4:19
  9. "The Great Divide" – 4:50
  10. "Just a Shadow" – 5:38

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1984 The Billboard 200 70

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
BPI – UK Gold October 17, 1984
v • d • e
Big Country
Stuart Adamson | Mark Brzezicki | Tony Butler | Bruce Watson
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 Wayne's 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" | "Hold the Heart" | "King of Emotion" | "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)" | "Peace in Our Time" | "Save Me" | "Heart of the World" | "Republican Party Reptile" | "Beautiful People" | "Alone" | "Ships (Where Were You)" | "The One I Love" | "I'm Ashamed" | "Dreamer" | "Fragile Thing"