The Seer (Big Country album)

The Seer
Studio album by
Big Country
Released30 June 1986[1]
RecordedNovember 1985 – February 1986
StudioPower Plant (London)
RAK Studios (London)
GenreAlternative rock, new wave, Celtic rock
Length46:46
LabelMercury
ProducerRobin Millar
Big Country chronology
Steeltown
(1984) 		The Seer
(1986) 		Peace in Our Time
(1988)
Singles from The Seer
  1. "Look Away"
    Released: 4 April 1986[2]
  2. "The Teacher"
    Released: 13 June 1986[3]
  3. "One Great Thing"
    Released: 5 September 1986[4]
  4. "Hold the Heart"
    Released: 21 November 1986[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Kerrang![7]
Martin C. Strong6/10[8]

The Seer is the third studio album by the Scottish band Big Country, released in 1986. The album featured very traditional Scottish musical settings, reminiscent of the band's debut album The Crossing (1983). Kate Bush worked on the title song in a duet with lead singer and lyricist Stuart Adamson. The album's first single, "Look Away", was an Irish number one, and was also the group's biggest hit single in the UK, reaching number 7.[9]

The album reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart.[9]

  1. ^ "The Seer". Bigcountryinfo.com.
  2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Big Country - Look Away". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Singles". Bigcountryinfo.com.
  4. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Big Country - One Great Thing". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Big Country - Hold The Heart". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ Demalon, Tom. "Big Country: The Seer > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  7. ^ Johnson, Howard (10 July 1986). "Big Country 'The Seer'". Kerrang! (124). London, UK: United Magazines: 12.
  8. ^ "Big Country". The Essential Rock Discography - Volume 1: 87. 2006.
  9. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 56. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.