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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Big Country ⓘ
awardNominationYear 1984 ⓘ
chartPositionUKAlbumsChart 3 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboard200 18 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
countryOfRelease United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
describedAs Celtic-influenced rock album ⓘ
anthemic ⓘ
followedBy Steeltown ⓘ
format cassette tape ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
genre Celtic rock ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasPart Chance ⓘ
Close Action ⓘ
Fields of Fire (400 Miles) ⓘ
linked to: Fields of Fire

Harvest Home ⓘ
In a Big Country ⓘ
Inwards ⓘ
Lost Patrol ⓘ
Porrohman ⓘ
The Storm ⓘ
hasSingle Chance ⓘ
Fields of Fire (400 Miles) ⓘ
Harvest Home ⓘ
In a Big Country ⓘ
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 ⓘ
notableFeature anthemic guitar sound that emulates bagpipes ⓘ
blend of rock and Celtic musical influences ⓘ
partOf Big Country discography ⓘ
linked to: Big Country
performer Big Country ⓘ
producer Steve Lillywhite ⓘ
recordedAt RAK Studios, London ⓘ
The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire ⓘ
recordedIn 1982 ⓘ
1983 ⓘ
recordLabel Mercury Records ⓘ
Phonogram Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1983-07-29 ⓘ

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Steve Lillywhite → produced → Big Country – The Crossing ⓘ