The Big Area
1989 studio album by Then Jerico
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Big Area is the second album by English rock band Then Jerico, released in 1989. It includes three singles which reached the UK top 40: "Big Area" (No. 13; the band's biggest single to date), "What Does It Take" (featuring backing vocals by Belinda Carlisle; No. 33) and "Sugar Box" (No. 22).[4] The album reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]
Released20 February 1989[1]
Studios(United Kingdom)
(United States)
- Larabee
- Sunset Sound
- Westlake
- Summa
- Sound Castle
- The Hit Factory
GenreRock
| The Big Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 February 1989[1] | |||
| Studios | (United Kingdom)
| |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Labels | ||||
| Producers | ||||
| Then Jerico chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Then Jerico (lyrics by Mark Shaw), except where noted.
Note
- Track 10 not available on some formats of the album.
Personnel
Adapted from album liner notes and AllMusic.[5]
- John Brough – engineer
- Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements
- Belinda Carlisle – background vocals ("What Does It Take")
- Rhett Davies – producer
- Robert Downes – guitar
- Peter Henderson – engineer, producer
- Charles Judge – keyboards
- Bruce Lampcov – producer
- Gary Langan – producer
- Rick Nowels – producer
- Mark Shaw – producer, vocals
- Jason Stainthorpe – bass guitar
- Stuart – performer, primary artist
- Richard Sullivan – engineer
- Scott Taylor – rhythm guitar, performer, primary artist
- Then Jerico – primary artist
- Steve Wren – drums, percussion
- Chris Youdell – keyboards