Big Thing (Blue Zone album)

Big Thing
Studio album by Blue Zone
Released June 1988 (1988-06)
Recorded 1986-1987 in Liverpool, London, New York, Los Angeles
Genre
Label Arista
Producer Paul Staveley O'Duffy, Ric Wake, Blue Zone
Blue Zone chronology
Big Thing
(1988)		 Affection
(1989)Affection1989
Singles from Big Thing
  1. "On Fire"
    Released: 26 October 1987
  2. "Thinking About His Baby"
    Released: 25 January 1988
  3. "Jackie"
    Released: 26 July 1988

Big Thing is the debut album by Lisa Stansfield's band, Blue Zone. It was released by Arista Records in June 1988. The songs were written by Blue Zone members: Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Paul Staveley O'Duffy. The album also includes one cover, "Jackie," co-produced by Ric Wake. Big Thing spawned three singles: "On Fire," "Thinking About His Baby" and "Jackie." A remastered and expanded deluxe 2-CD set was released in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2016; it was the album's first release in the band's native country.[1]

Background

Blue Zone was formed in 1984 and consisted of Lisa Stansfield on vocals, and Ian Devaney and Andy Morris on instruments. In 1986, the trio released their first two singles: "Love Will Wait" and "Finest Thing." In 1987, they started working on their first album which was released in November 1988 but did not include "Love Will Wait" and "Finest Thing."[2] The record company postponed the album many times and finally released it in Europe, North America and Australia in November 1988 and in Japan in early 1989. However, the album wasn't released in the United Kingdom until the 2016 deluxe edition.[3][1]

Content

The album includes eleven songs (ten on the US edition) written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, except for "Jackie" written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. "Jackie" was originally recorded by Elisa Fiorillo in 1987 for the Summer School soundtrack. The album was produced by Paul Staveley O'Duffy, except for "Perfect Crime" produced by Blue Zone. Ric Wake co-produced "Jackie" and "Perfect Crime." The US edition contains the full intro of "Perfect Crime," which was cut on other versions of the album.[4]

Singles

The first single from the album, "On Fire" was released on 26 October 1987 and peaked at number ninety-nine in the United Kingdom. The second single, "Thinking About His Baby" was issued on 25 January 1988 and reached number seventy-nine in the UK.[5] On 26 July 1988, "Jackie" was released as a single in the United States and peaked at number fifty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number thirty-seven on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Jackie"Billy Steinberg, Tom KellyPaul Staveley O'Duffy, Ric Wake3:49
2."Thinking About His Baby"Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy MorrisO'Duffy4:03
3."Without a Word to Say"Stansfield, Devaney, MorrisO'Duffy3:40
4."Sugar Tree"Stansfield, Devaney, MorrisO'Duffy4:18
5."Her Seedy Life"Stansfield, Devaney, MorrisO'Duffy4:51
6."Perfect Crime"Stansfield, Devaney, MorrisBlue Zone, Wake4:16
7."One Kiss"Stansfield, Devaney, MorrisO'Duffy4:58
8."Greedy Love"Stansfield, Devaney, MorrisO'Duffy4:39
9."On Fire"Stansfield, Devaney, MorrisO'Duffy3:47
10."We Will Cry"Stansfield, Devaney, MorrisO'Duffy4:57
11."Feel It From Inside" (not on the US edition)Stansfield, Devaney, MorrisO'Duffy4:40

Credits and personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe[4] 1988 Arista LP 209 229
CD 259 229
United States[4] LP AL-8552
CD ARCD-8552
Australia[4] LP VPL1 7637
Japan[4] 1989 CD A32D-75

References

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