Big Country – The Crossing
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Big Country – The Crossing is the 1983 debut studio album by Scottish rock band Big Country, noted for its anthemic guitar sound that emulates bagpipes and its blend of rock and Celtic influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Country – The Crossing canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Big Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKAlbumsChart | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 18 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Celtic-influenced rock album
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anthemic ⓘ |
| followedBy | Steeltown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
cassette tape
ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
Celtic rock
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new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chance
NERFINISHED
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Close Action ⓘ Fields of Fire (400 Miles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvest Home NERFINISHED ⓘ In a Big Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Inwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost Patrol NERFINISHED ⓘ Porrohman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Chance
NERFINISHED
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Fields of Fire (400 Miles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvest Home NERFINISHED ⓘ In a Big Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 48 minutes ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| musicStyle | guitar-driven sound with E-Bow and effects to mimic bagpipes ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best New Artist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
anthemic guitar sound that emulates bagpipes
ⓘ
blend of rock and Celtic musical influences ⓘ |
| partOf | Big Country discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Big Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Lillywhite ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
RAK Studios, London
NERFINISHED
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The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
1982
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1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Mercury Records
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Phonogram Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-07-29 ⓘ |
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