Track Listing

1. In A Big Country
2. Inwards
3. Chance
4. A Thousand Stars
5. The Storm
6. Harvest Home
7. Lost Patrol
8. Close Action
9. Fields Of Fire
10. Porroh Man
11. Angle Park
12. All Of Us
13. The Crossing
14. Heart And Soul

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6481 in Music
• Released on: 1996-03-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 68 minutes

Customer Reviews

Another season passes by ...
...and after 100 seasons of listening to Big Country, i just want to say ,Thank's guys !,for making one of rock's Greatest Albums, in The Crossing. (and that was just the start of a stunning collection of discs). Stuart man,you are seriously missed .Much has been rightly made of the collective musicianship of the band...so,all i want to add is that, it is the beautiful original heartfelt and always inspirational lyrics that complete this masterpiece !. Missed more than ever, the scottish poet - Stuart Adamson . "And nobody smiled when we knew what was lost , We knew well enough only time proves the cost".

The sun in wintertime!
Stuart Adamson achieved many things as both an amazing artist and person and this record will never be forgotten by those who still remember how great Big Country really were.
From his cutting edge guitar and synthesizer work in The Skids where as a kid at school i declared them to be my favourite band! And for good reason as every kid has their fave band but it was the roots of Big Country who exploded onto the scene like nothing before. Pounding inventive drumming, heart stirring frenetic bass and those swirling innovative ebow guitars coupled with the passionate unmistakable voice of SA made everyone sit up and take notice. I was one. My sister bought the Fields Of Fire Ep with that unforgettable riff and i was hooked. It was the first riff i learned to play on my guitar!!
I saw them at Reading in '83 and they were so fresh and dynamic i remember dancing round a fire to that song and got my first snog with a complete stranger! Oh the memories.
Their signature song In A Big Country is pure scenic bliss conjuring up tales of heartache and romance, travel and adventure. Its a song i often play when i'm in far away places and it just blends in to wherever you are! Chance is so beautiful too and sung with so much heartfelt passion as is Porrohman a real epic song about hidden history.
Harvest Home is only saw spot and a song i dont really care for as it just grates and frankly with 13 others to choose, its no great loss.
My fave is probably The Storm which evokes a wonderful Celtic spirit as does most of the songs here there isnt a dull moment you could drop the needle anywhere and those wonderful guitars will chime at you as Stuart tells another tale of life's triumphs and tragedies.
And it is such a tragedy he is not around anymore but if this record is anything to go by then he did us all proud. May your soul rest under a thousand stars Stuart you will never be forgotten.

As a post script i want to know why this record is cloaked??? Although you can upload it to itunes, it wont to your ipod. I think this is the most selfish thing record companies do as if they dont make enough money as it is.
I bought both the original vinyl copy in 1983 which i still play to this day and later i got the cd for transitory reasons. I had to burn it to a blank disc then upload it, so a big up yours to RC's!!

The Crossing
I just read the other reviews - never realised there were so many people like me! Maybe we are all sad --- or maybe we all have great taste? I bought the original in 1983 just before Christmas, I thought I should listen to it before going to see them in Barrowland on Hogmanay 1983/84. Like many of the other reviewrs I didn't stop playing it for years, and it lived in the car cassette. Bought it on tape and then Cd -Looks like I'll have to buy it again to get the extra tracks especially Wonderland. One of the best albums ever - just read the rest of the reveiws.