The Buffalo Skinners

The Buffalo Skinners
Studio album by Big Country
Released 14 September 1993
Genre Alternative rock, Celtic rock
Length 59:45
Label Fox
Producer Big Country
Big Country chronology

No Place Like Home
(1991)
The Buffalo Skinners
(1993)
Why the Long Face
(1995)
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Allmusic [1]

The Buffalo Skinners is the sixth studio album by the Scottish band Big Country, released in 1993. (see 1993 in music). Two songs, "We're Not In Kansas" and "Ships", are remakes of songs from their previous album. The difference is more noticeable on "Ships" which features guitars strongly (in contrast to the guitar-free 1991 version). The album featured two UK top 30 hits, "Alone" (No.24) and "Ships" (No.29).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Stuart Adamson; except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Alone"    5:08
2. "Seven Waves"  Bruce Watson 4:43
3. "What Are You Working For"    4:00
4. "The One I Love"  Adamson, Watson 5:02
5. "Long Way Home"    5:55
6. "The Selling of America"    4:20
7. "We're Not in Kansas"    6:23
8. "Ships"  Adamson, Watson 5:53
9. "All Go Together"  Adamson, Watson 4:11
10. "Winding Wind"    4:30
11. "Pink Marshmallow Moon"  Adamson, Watson 4:24
12. "Chester's Farm"  Adamson, Tony Butler 4:37

Chart performance

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[2] 25

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References

  1. Loftus, Johnny. "Big Country: The Buffalo Skinners > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. "The Buffalo Skinners". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 20 September 2011.