The Crossing (album)

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The Crossing
The Crossing cover
Studio album by Big Country
Released July 15, 1983
February 2, 2002 (reissue)
Recorded May 1983
Genre Rock
Length 48:24
Label Mercury Records
Universal Records (reissue)
Producer Steve Lillywhite
Professional reviews
Big Country chronology
The Crossing
(1983)		 Steeltown
(1984)

The Crossing is the first studio album released by Scottish band Big Country. In 2002, Mercury released a remastered and expanded version of The Crossing which included the US-only Wonderland EP and a single version of "Chance."

Contents

All songs written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson except as indicated.

  1. "In a Big Country" – 4:44
  2. "Inwards" – 4:36
  3. "Chance" – 4:26
  4. "1000 Stars" – 3:50
  5. "The Storm" – 6:19
  6. "Harvest Home" – 4:19
  7. "Lost Patrol" – 4:52
  8. "Close Action" – 4:15
  9. "Fields of Fire" – 3:31
  10. "Porrohman" – 7:52

Wonderland EP cover
Wonderland EP cover
  1. "Wonderland" – 3:58
  2. "All Fall Together (Jimmy Iovine Remix)" – 5:16
  3. "Angle Park (Adamsom, Watson) – 4:08
  4. "The Crossing" – 7:10

  1. "Chance" (Re-Recorded single version) – 4:37

All songs written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson.

  1. "In a Big Country" – 4:44
  2. "Inwards" – 4:36
  3. "Chance" – 4:26
  4. "Fields of Fire" – 3:31
  5. "The Storm" – 6:19
  6. "Harvest Home" – 4:19
  7. "Lost Patrol" – 4:52
  8. "Close Action" – 4:15
  9. "1000 Stars" – 3:50
  10. "Porrohman" – 7:52

Album

Year Chart Position
1983 Billboard Pop Albums 18
1983 The Billboard 200 18

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "In a Big Country" Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 47
1983 "In a Big Country" Billboard Mainstream Rock 3
1983 "In a Big Country" Pop Singles 17
1983 "In a Big Country" The Billboard Hot 100 35
1984 "Fields of Fire" The Billboard Hot 100 52

Organization Level Date
BPI – UK Gold September 15, 1983
CRIA – Canada Gold November 1, 1983
CRIA – Canada Platinum December 1, 1983
RIAA – USA Gold January 19, 1984
BPI – UK Platinum February 9, 1984
 v • d • e Big Country
Stuart Adamson | Mark Brzezicki | Tony Butler | Bruce Watson
Discography
Albums: The Crossing | Wonderland EP | Steeltown | The Seer | Peace in Our Time | No Place Like Home | The Buffalo Skinners | Why the Long Face? | Restless Natives & Rarities | Bon Apetit (EP)| In The Scud (EP) | Driving To Damascus | Big Country: The Nashville Album | Undercover | Rarities II | One In A Million | Greatest 12 Inch Hits | John Waynes Dream (US Remaster)| Rarities III | Rarities IV | Rarities V | Rarities VI | Rarities VII | The Buffalo Skinners (The US Remaster) | Rarities VIII
Live and Compilations: Without the Aid of a Safety Net | 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
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" | "King of Emotion" | "Peace In Our Time" | "The One I Love"
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