The Big Area
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| Released | 4 March 1989 | |||
| Studio | (United Kingdom)
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| Genre | Rock | |||
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| Record Mirror | [2] |
The Big Area is the second album by English rock band Then Jerico, released in 1989. It includes three singles which reached the UK top 40: "Big Area" (No. 13; the band's biggest single to date), "What Does It Take" (featuring backing vocals by Belinda Carlisle; No. 33) and "Sugar Box" (No. 22).[3] The album reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Then Jerico (lyrics by Mark Shaw), except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Big Area" | 4:49 | |
| 2. | "What Does It Take" |
| 3:50 |
| 3. | "You Ought to Know" | 4:14 | |
| 4. | "Song for the Brokenhearted" | 4:31 | |
| 5. | "Darkest Hour" |
| 4:33 |
| 6. | "Reeling" | 5:39 | |
| 7. | "Where You Lie" | 4:56 | |
| 8. | "Sugar Box" | 3:46 | |
| 9. | "Helpless" | 4:09 | |
| 10. | "Under Fire" | 6:03 |
Note
- Track 10 not available on some formats of the album.
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from album liner notes and AllMusic.[4]
- John Brough – engineer
- Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements
- Belinda Carlisle – background vocals ("What Does It Take")
- Rhett Davies – producer
- Robert Downes – guitar
- Peter Henderson – engineer, producer
- Charles Judge – keyboards
- Bruce Lampcov – producer
- Gary Langan – producer
- Rick Nowels – producer
- Mark Shaw – producer, vocals
- Jason Stainthorpe – bass guitar
- Stuart – performer, primary artist
- Richard Sullivan – engineer
- Scott Taylor – rhythm guitar, performer, primary artist
- Then Jerico – primary artist
- Steve Wren – drums, percussion
- Chris Youdell – keyboards
References
[edit]- ^ "The Big Area - Then Jerico - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Page, Betty (11 February 1989). "Review: Then Jerico – The Big Area" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 30. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b "THEN JERICO - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "The Big Area - Then Jerico - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
