Peace in Our Time | ||||
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Released | 26 September 1988 [1] | |||
Recorded | March-June 1988 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, new wave, Celtic rock | |||
Length | 65:38 | |||
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Producer | Peter Wolf [3] | |||
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Singles from Peace in our Time | ||||
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Peace in Our Time is the fourth studio album by the Scottish band Big Country, released in 1988. [4]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Village Voice | C [8] |
Trouser Press wrote, "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." [9] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album displays "a more gentle and subtle style and a crisper, more delicate sound". [10]
All tracks are written by Stuart Adamson; except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "King of Emotion" | 4:50 | |
2. | "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)" | 5:10 | |
3. | "Thousand Yard Stare" | Adamson, Bruce Watson | 3:57 |
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, Watson | 5:01 |
8. | "River of Hope" | 4:29 | |
9. | "In This Place" | 4:21 | |
10. | "I Could Be Happy Here" | Adamson, Watson | 4:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "The Travellers" | 3:13 | |
12. | "When a Drum Beats" | 5:01 | |
13. | "Starred and Crossed" | Adamson, Watson | 4:25 |
14. | "Longest Day" | 6:36 |
Big Country
Additional personnel
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] | 6 |
German Albums Chart [12] | 40 |
Swedish Albums Chart [13] | 25 |
UK Albums Chart [14] | 9 |
US Billboard 200 [15] | 160 |