Peace in Our Time (Big Country album)

Peace in Our Time

Studio album by Big Country

Released

September, 1988

Genre

Alternative rock, new wave, Celtic rock

Length

65:38

Label

Reprise

Producer

Big Country, Ina Wolf and Peter Wolf

Big Country chronology

The Seer
(1986)

Peace in Our Time
(1988)

No Place Like Home
(1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	(C)^[2]

Peace in Our Time is the fourth studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in 1988. (see 1988 in music).

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"King of Emotion"		4:50
2.	"Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)"		5:10
3.	"Thousand Yard Stare"	Adamson, Bruce Watson	3:57
4.	"From Here to Eternity"		4:54
5.	"Everything I Need"		4:39
6.	"Peace in Our Time"		4:34
7.	"Time for Leaving"	Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Watson	5:01
8.	"River of Hope"		4:29
9.	"In This Place"		4:21
10.	"I Could Be Happy Here"	Adamson, Watson	4:28

1996 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"The Travellers"		3:13
12.	"When A Drum Beats"		5:01
13.	"Starred and Crossed"	Adamson, Watson	4:25
14.	"Longest Day"		6:36

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
German Albums Chart^[3]	40
Swedish Albums Chart^[4]	25
UK Albums Chart^[5]	9
U.S. Billboard 200^[6]	160

Personnel

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

Additional personnel

Peter Wolf - keyboards
Maxine Anderson - backing vocals
Merry Clayton - backing vocals
Donna Davidson - backing vocals
Josh Phillips-Gorse - keyboards

References

↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Big Country: Peace in Our Time" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Big Country". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
↑ "Big Country, Peace In Our Time" (in German). charts.de. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
↑ "Big Country - Peace In Our Time". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
↑ "Peace In Our Time". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
↑ "Big Country > Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

Big Country

Bruce Watson Mark Brzezicki Jamie Watson Derek Forbes Simon Hough Stuart Adamson Pete Wishart Alan Wishart Clive Parker Tony Butler Pat Ahern Mike Peters

Studio albums and EPs	The Crossing Wonderland EP Steeltown The Seer Peace in Our Time No Place Like Home The Buffalo Skinners Why the Long Face Driving to Damascus The Journey

Other albums	Without the Aid of a Safety Net One in a Million 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 Big Country at the BBC

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 Not Ashamed" "You Dreamer" "Fragile Thing" "Another Country"

Related articles	Discography Skids

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