Released 14 July 1986 Length 46:46 Release date 14 July 1986 | Recorded Nov 1985 - Feb 1986 | |
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Big country the seer full album
The Seer is the third studio album by the Scottish band Big Country, released in 1986. The album featured very traditional Scottish musical settings, reminiscent of the band's debut album The Crossing (1983). Kate Bush worked on the title song in a duet with lead singer and lyricist Stuart Adamson. The album's first single, "Look Away", was an Irish number one, and was also the group's biggest hit single in the UK, reaching #7.
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- Big country the seer full album
- Big country the seer live in new york the real big country
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The album reached #2 in the UK Albums Chart.
Big country the seer live in new york the real big country
Reception
Critic Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone gave The Seer a positive review, calling it "possibly [the band's] strongest effort to date":
Track listing
All songs written by Stuart Adamson, except where noted. † Written by Adamson/Watson. †† Written by Adamson/Butler.
- "Look Away" – 4:23
- "The Seer" (featuring Kate Bush) † – 5:26
- "The Teacher" – 4:05
- "I Walk the Hill" †† – 3:30
- "Eiledon" - 5:35
- "One Great Thing" †† - 4:00
- "Hold the Heart" - 6:04
- "Remembrance Day" - 4:28
- "The Red Fox" - 4:09
- "Sailor" - 4:52
- "Song of the South" (Re-Issue Bonus)
- "Look Away [12" Mix]" (Re-Issue Bonus)
- "One Great Thing [Disco Mix]" (Re-Issue Bonus)
- "Giant" (Re-Issue Bonus)
Personnel
Big Country
Additional personnel
Songs
1Look Away4:26
2The Seer5:25
3The Teacher4:07