Peace in Our Time (Big Country album)

Peace in Our Time
Studio album by
Big Country
Released26 September 1988[1]
GenreAlternative rock, new wave, Celtic rock
Length65:38
Label
ProducerPeter Wolf[3]
Big Country chronology
The Seer
(1986) 		Peace in Our Time
(1988) 		Through a Big Country: Greatest Hits
(1990)
Singles from Peace in our Time
  1. "King of Emotion"
    Released: 8 August 1988
  2. "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)"
    Released: 17 October 1988
  3. "Peace in Our Time"
    Released: 23 January 1989

Peace in Our Time is the fourth studio album by the Scottish band Big Country, released in 1988.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
Record Mirror[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
The Village VoiceC[8]

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 ... [the] drastic recast feels like commercial desperation rather than artistic restlessness."[9] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album displays "a more gentle and subtle style and a crisper, more delicate sound".[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stuart Adamson; except where noted

Peace in Our Time track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."King of Emotion" 4:50
2."Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)" 5:10
3."Thousand Yard Stare"Adamson, Bruce Watson3:57
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, Watson5:01
8."River of Hope" 4:29
9."In This Place" 4:21
10."I Could Be Happy Here"Adamson, Watson4:28
1996 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Travellers" 3:13
12."When a Drum Beats" 5:01
13."Starred and Crossed"Adamson, Watson4:25
14."Longest Day" 6:36

Personnel

Big Country

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Peace in Our Time
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 6
German Albums Chart[12] 40
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 25
UK Albums Chart[14] 9
US Billboard 200[15] 160

References

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (24 September 1988). "News: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 594.
  3. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 105.
  4. ^ "Big Country | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Big Country: Peace in Our Time" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  6. ^ Paisley, Pete (1 October 1988). "33". Record Mirror. p. 40. ISSN 0144-5804.
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 58.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (29 November 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Big Country". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  10. ^ Heim, Chris (21 October 1988). "BIG COUNTRY HAS GENTLER STYLE, CRISPER SOUND". Chicago Tribune. p. 98.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Big Country, Peace In Our Time" (in German). fK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 September 2011.[dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Big Country - Peace In Our Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  14. ^ "BIG COUNTRY - full Official Chart History". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2018.[dead link‍]
  15. ^ "Big Country > Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2011.[dead link‍]