The Big Area

The Big Area
The Big Area
Studio album by Then Jerico
Released	4 March 1989
Studio	The Manor; Maison Rouge; Olympic; Abbey Road; Westside; Outside; Townhouse; Air; RAK; (United Kingdom) Larabee; Sunset Sound; Westlake; Summa; Sound Castle; The Hit Factory; (United States)
Genre	Rock
Label	London; MCA;
Producer	Rhett Davies; Peter Henderson; Bruce Lampcov; Gary Langan; Rick Nowels; Mark Shaw;
Then Jerico chronology

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).^[3] The album reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Record Mirror	^[2]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Then Jerico (lyrics by Mark Shaw), except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Big Area"		4:49
2.	"What Does It Take"	Sandy Stuart David Munday	3:50
3.	"You Ought to Know"		4:14
4.	"Song for the Brokenhearted"		4:31
5.	"Darkest Hour"	Shaw Scott Taylor Chris Youdell	4:33
6.	"Reeling"		5:39
7.	"Where You Lie"		4:56
8.	"Sugar Box"		3:46
9.	"Helpless"		4:09
10.	"Under Fire"		6:03

Note

Track 10 not available on some formats of the album.

Personnel edit

Adapted from album liner notes and AllMusic.^[4]

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

References edit

^ "The Big Area - Then Jerico - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^ Page, Betty (11 February 1989). "Review: Then Jerico – The Big Area" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 30. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ ^a ^b "THEN JERICO - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^ "The Big Area - Then Jerico - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

External links edit

The Big Area at Discogs

[1] "The Big Area - Then Jerico - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

[RMreview-2] Page, Betty (11 February 1989). "Review: Then Jerico – The Big Area" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 30. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via World Radio History.

[officialcharts.com-3] "THEN JERICO - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

[4] "The Big Area - Then Jerico - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

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