- No Place Like Home (album)
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No Place Like Home Studio album by Big Country Released September, 1991 Recorded Rockfield Studios, Wales Genre Alternative rock Length 73:22 Label Alex/Vertigo (UK) Producer Pat Moran Big Country chronology Peace in Our Time
(1988)No Place Like Home
(1991)The Buffalo Skinners
(1993)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
CDNOW [2]
No Place Like Home is the fifth studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in 1991. (see 1991 in music). Its title derives from a quote in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which is referenced by the first track, "We're Not in Kansas". Dorothy's statement was in turn taken from the famous poem and song Home! Sweet Home! by John Howard Payne and Henry Bishop.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Stuart Adamson; except where noted.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "We're Not in Kansas" 6:12 2. "Republican Party People" Adamson, Bruce Watson 4:02 3. "Dynamite Lady" 5:35 4. "Keep on Dreaming" 4:00 5. "Beautiful People" 5:33 6. "The Hostage Speaks" Adamson, Tony Butler, Watson 5:52 7. "Beat the Devil" 4:04 8. "Leap of Faith" 5:44 9. "You, Me and the Truth" 5:19 10. "Comes a Time" 3:54 11. "Ships" Adamson, Watson 4:01 12. "Into the Fire" Adamson, Butler, Watson 5:53 13. "Heart of the World" 3:45 14. "Kiss the Girl Goodbye" 5:12 15. "Freedom Song" 4:32 Chart performance
Chart (1991) Peak
positionUK Albums Chart[3] 28 Personnel
- Stuart Adamson - guitar, vocals
- Mark Brzezicki - drums, percussion
- Tony Butler - bass, vocals
- Bruce Watson - guitar, mandolin
- Richie Close - piano, programming
- Katie Kissoon - additional vocals
- Carole Kenyan - additional vocals
References
- ^ Demalon, Tom. "Big Country: No Place Like Home > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Customer Reviews: No Place Like Home". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Place-Like-Home-Big-Country/product-reviews/B000006SWD?showViewpoints=1. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "No Place Like Home". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=44125. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
Studio albums and EPs The Crossing · Wonderland EP · Steeltown · The Seer · Peace in Our Time · No Place Like Home · The Buffalo Skinners · Why the Long Face? · Driving to DamascusOther albums Without the Aid of a Safety Net · One in a Million · Radio 1 Sessions · BBC Live in Concert · Eclectic · King Biscuit Flower Hour · Brighton Rock · Come Up Screaming · Das Fest · Live in Germany 95 · Live in Cologne | Without the Aid of a Safety Net · The Complete ConcertSingles "Harvest Home" · "Fields of Fire" · "In a Big Country" · "Chance" · "Wonderland" · "East of Eden" · "Where the Rose Is Sown" · "Just a Shadow" · "Look Away" · "The Teacher" · "One Great Thing" · "Hold the Heart" · "King of Emotion" · "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)" · "Peace in Our Time" · "Save Me" · "Heart of the World" · "Republican Party Reptile" · "Beautiful People" · "Alone" · "Ships (Where Were You)" · "The One I Love" · "I'm Ashamed" · "You Dreamer" · "Fragile Thing" · "Another Country"Related articles Discography · SkidsCategories:- Big Country albums
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