Peace in Our Time (Big Country album)

Peace in Our Time
Peace in Our Time
Studio album by Big Country
Released	26 September 1988
Genre	Alternative rock, new wave, Celtic rock
Length	65:38
Label	Reprise (US); Mercury;
Producer	Peter Wolf
Big Country chronology
Singles from Peace in our Time
	"King of Emotion"; Released: August 1988; "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)"; Released: 1988; "Peace in Our Time"; Released: January 1989;

Peace in Our Time is the fourth studio album by the Scottish band Big Country, released in 1988.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	^[3]
Record Mirror	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]
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 ... 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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stuart Adamson; except where noted

*Peace in Our Time* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

1996 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Personnel

Big Country

Stuart Adamson – guitar, piano, vocals, e-bow
Mark Brzezicki – drums, percussion
Tony Butler – bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Bruce Watson – guitar, harmonica, mandolin, sitar, vocals, e-bow

Additional personnel

Peter Wolf – keyboards
Maxine Anderson – backing vocals
Merry Clayton – backing vocals
Donna Davidson – backing vocals
Josh Phillips – keyboards

Charts

Chart performance for *Peace in Our Time*
Chart (1988)	Peak position
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

References

^ Smith, Robin (24 September 1988). "News: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 594.
^ ^a ^b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 105.
^ "Big Country | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ Ruhlmann, William. "Big Country: Peace in Our Time" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^ Paisley, Pete (1 October 1988). "33". Record Mirror. p. 40. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 58.
^ Christgau, Robert (29 November 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^ "Big Country". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ Heim, Chris (21 October 1988). "BIG COUNTRY HAS GENTLER STYLE, CRISPER SOUND". Chicago Tribune. p. 98.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Big Country". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 30. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.
^ "Big Country, Peace In Our Time" (in German). fK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 September 2011.^{[dead link]}
^ "Big Country - Peace In Our Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^ "BIG COUNTRY - full Official Chart History". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2018.^{[dead link]}
^ "Big Country > Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2011.^{[dead link]}

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[1] Smith, Robin (24 September 1988). "News: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.

[CL-2] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 594.

[MH-3] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 105.

[4] "Big Country | Biography & History". AllMusic.

[5] Ruhlmann, William. "Big Country: Peace in Our Time" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

[6] Paisley, Pete (1 October 1988). "33". Record Mirror. p. 40. ISSN 0144-5804.

[RS-7] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 58.

[8] Christgau, Robert (29 November 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[TP-9] "Big Country". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[10] Heim, Chris (21 October 1988). "BIG COUNTRY HAS GENTLER STYLE, CRISPER SOUND". Chicago Tribune. p. 98.

[11] Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Big Country". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 30. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.

[12] "Big Country, Peace In Our Time" (in German). fK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 September 2011.^{[dead link]}

[13] "Big Country - Peace In Our Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

[14] "BIG COUNTRY - full Official Chart History". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2018.^{[dead link]}

[15] "Big Country > Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2011.^{[dead link]}

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v t e Big Country
Bruce Watson Mark Brzezicki Jamie Watson Simon Hough Scott Whitley Stuart Adamson Pete Wishart Alan Wishart Clive Parker Tony Butler Pat Ahern Mike Peters Derek Forbes
Studio albums	The Crossing Steeltown The Seer Peace in Our Time No Place Like Home The Buffalo Skinners Why the Long Face Driving to Damascus (John Wayne's Dream) The Journey
Other albums	Through a Big Country: Greatest Hits Without the Aid of a Safety Net Radio 1 Sessions Eclectic One in a Million Big Country at the BBC
Extended plays	Wonderland Non!
Singles	"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 Not Ashamed" "You Dreamer" "Fragile Thing" "See You" / "Perfect World" "Somebody Else"
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