The Crossing (Big Country album)

For other uses, see The Crossing (disambiguation) § Music.
The Crossing
Studio album by
Big Country
Released29 July 1983[1][2]
RecordedJanuary and May 1983[3][4]
StudioThe Manor (Oxfordshire)
RAK (London)
Genre
Length48:24
LabelMercury
ProducerSteve Lillywhite
Big Country chronology
The Crossing
(1983) 		Steeltown
(1984)
Singles from The Crossing
  1. "Harvest Home"
    Released: 17 September 1982[5][6]
  2. "Fields of Fire"
    Released: 18 February 1983
  3. "In a Big Country"
    Released: 20 May 1983[7]
  4. "Chance"
    Released: 26 August 1983[8]

The Crossing is the debut album released by Scottish band Big Country in July 1983. The album reached #3 in the UK; overseas, it hit #4 in Canada on the RPM national Top Albums Chart and #18 in the US on the Billboard 200 in 1983. It went on to be certified platinum in the UK and Canada. It contains the song "In a Big Country" which is their only U.S. Top 40 hit single.

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  2. ^ "Releases – Studio Albums – The Crossing". Bigcountryinfo.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ "The Story Behind The Song: "Chance" by Big Country". Rocking In the Norselands. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Big Country - Biography". Bmg.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Releases – Singles, EP's & Promos – Harvest Home". Big Country Info. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. ^ Strachan, Graeme (16 September 2022). "Big Country and Harvest Home: The start of something special for Fife band that conquered the world". The Courier. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Releases – Singles, EP's & Promos – In a Big Country". Big Country Info. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Music Week magazine" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com.