1988 studio album by Big Country
Peace in Our Time | ||||
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Studio album by Big Country | ||||
Released | 26 September 1988 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, new wave, Celtic rock | |||
Length | 65:38 | |||
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Producer | Peter Wolf | |||
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Peace in Our Time is the fourth studio album by the Scottish band Big Country, released in 1988.
Critical reception
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Village Voice | C |
Trouser Press wrote, "Big Country took a surprising detour on the deliriously overproduced Peace in Our Time, which submerges its trademark sound in sanitized, synthesized musical settings ... drastic recast feels like commercial desperation rather than artistic restlessness." The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album displays "a more gentle and subtle style and a crisper, more delicate sound".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Stuart Adamson; except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Personnel
Big Country
- Stuart Adamson – guitar, piano, vocals, e-bow
- Mark Brzezicki – drums, percussion
- Tony Butler – bass guitar, 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 – keyboards
Charts
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 6 |
German Albums Chart | 40 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 25 |
UK Albums Chart | 9 |
US Billboard 200 | 160 |
References
- Smith, Robin (24 September 1988). "News: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 594.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 105.
- "Big Country | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- Ruhlmann, William. "Big Country: Peace in Our Time" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- Paisley, Pete (1 October 1988). "33". Record Mirror. p. 40. ISSN 0144-5804.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 58.
- Christgau, Robert (29 November 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "Big Country". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- Heim, Chris (21 October 1988). "BIG COUNTRY HAS GENTLER STYLE, CRISPER SOUND". Chicago Tribune. p. 98.
- Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Big Country". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 30. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.
- "Big Country, Peace In Our Time" (in German). fK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- "Big Country - Peace In Our Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- "BIG COUNTRY - full Official Chart History". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- "Big Country > Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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