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No Place Like Home (Big Country album)

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No Place Like Home
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1991
StudioRockfield (Rockfield, Wales)
GenreAlternative rock
Length73:22
LabelVertigo (UK)
ProducerPat Moran
Big Country chronology
Through a Big Country: Greatest Hits
(1990)
No Place Like Home
(1991)
The Buffalo Skinners
(1993)
Singles from No Place Like Home
  1. "Republican Party Reptile"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Beautiful People"
    Released: October 1991

No Place Like Home is the fifth studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in 1991. Its title derives from a quote in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which is referenced by the first track, "We're Not in Kansas". Dorothy's statement was in turn taken from the famous poem and song Home! Sweet Home! by John Howard Payne and Henry Bishop.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Upon its release, Simon Dudfield of NME noted the band's transition from their "straight rock" and "old Scottish growl" to "a more traditional R&B feel". He concluded, "By returning to a form of music they truly love, Big Country have made a commendable step in the right direction; a bright start to their decade."[2] Caren Myers of Melody Maker was critical of the album and concluded there is "no place like the bin". She described Big Country as a band that "makes Lime Spiders look like The Rolling Stones" and Adamson as a "Celtic Springsteen wannabe". She felt the album was made up of a "series of insufferable bar-room boogies" and added, "This, we are told, is Big Country getting back to basics, their R&B roots. Naturally, all sentient listeners will wish they wouldn't, but who listens to us anyway?"[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Stuart Adamson; except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We're Not in Kansas" 6:12
2."Republican Party Reptile"Adamson, Bruce Watson4:02
3."Dynamite Lady" 5:35
4."Keep on Dreaming" 4:00
5."Beautiful People" 5:33
6."The Hostage Speaks"Adamson, Tony Butler, Watson5:52
7."Beat the Devil" 4:04
8."Leap of Faith" 5:44
9."You, Me and the Truth" 5:19
10."Comes a Time" 3:54
11."Ships"Adamson, Watson4:01
12."Into the Fire"Adamson, Butler, Watson5:53
1996 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Heart of the World"3:45
14."Kiss the Girl Goodbye"5:12
15."Freedom Song"4:32

"You, Me and the Truth" and "Comes a Time" were bonus tracks on the CD and cassette releases of the album; they were not on the original vinyl release. The 2014 deluxe edition of the album restores the vinyl running order and moves these tracks to a bonus disc.

Personnel

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Big Country

Additional musicians

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[4] 28

References

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  1. ^ Demalon, Tom. "Big Country: No Place Like Home > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. ^ Dudfield, Simon (28 September 1991). "Long Play: Short Circuit". New Musical Express. p. 35.
  3. ^ Myers, Caren (21 September 1991). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 35.
  4. ^ "No Place Like Home". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2011.