Peace in Our Time (Big Country album)

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Peace in Our Time
Big Country - Peace in Our Time.jpg
Studio album by
Big Country
ReleasedSeptember 1988
GenreAlternative rock, new wave, Celtic rock
Length65:38
LabelReprise (US)
Mercury[1]
ProducerPeter Wolf[2]
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: August 1988
  2. "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Peace in Our Time"
    Released: January 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide1/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[4]
The Village VoiceC[5]

Peace in Our Time is the fourth studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in 1988.[6]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press wrote that "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."[7] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album displays "a more gentle and subtle style and a crisper, more delicate sound."[8]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Stuart Adamson; except where noted.

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

Chart performance[]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[9] 40
Swedish Albums Chart[10] 25
UK Albums Chart[11] 9
U.S. Billboard 200[12] 160

Personnel[]

Additional personnel

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 1: MUZE. p. 594.CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 105.
  3. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Big Country: Peace in Our Time" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 58.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (29 November 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Big Country | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Big Country". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ Heim, Chris (21 October 1988). "BIG COUNTRY HAS GENTLER STYLE, CRISPER SOUND". Chicago Tribune: 98.
  9. ^ "Big Country, Peace In Our Time" (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Big Country - Peace In Our Time". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  11. ^ "BIG COUNTRY - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Big Country > Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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