One Big Day is the third album by the American band Face to Face, released in 1988.[1] It was produced by Anton Fier.[2] It was the band's final album; they disbanded shortly after its release.[3]

One Big Day
Studio album by
Released1988
GenreCountry rock
Length43:33
LabelMercury
ProducerAnton Fier
Face to Face chronology
Confrontation
(1985)
One Big Day
(1988)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Orlando Sentinel     [5]

The Orlando Sentinel deemed the album "flat out good," noting that the band had shifted from "electrobeat pop to country-flavored rock."[5] The Washington Post wrote that "the songs are smart, the arrangements are countrypolitan with a metallic glint, and [Laurie] Sargent meets them with a warm clarion call that's often multi-tracked."[6] Trouser Press opined that in a "misuse of talent, Syd Straw and Bernie Worrell contribute to the tunefully bland proceedings."[7]

Track listing

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All songs written by Laurie Sargent and Angelo Petraglia except as indicated.

  1. "As Forever as You"
  2. "Change in the Wind" (Petraglia)
  3. "A Place Called Home"
  4. "Never Had a Reason" (Sargent, Petraglia, Stuart Kimball)
  5. "The Day I Was Born" (Petraglia)
  6. "She's a Contradiction"
  7. "I Believe in You"
  8. "Ever Since Eve (Blood Gone Bad)"
  9. "Some Stories" (Petraglia)
  10. "Grass Is Greener"

References

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  1. ^ Coleman, Bill (Apr 23, 1988). "'One Big Day' Overdue for Face to Face". Billboard. 100 (17): 22.
  2. ^ Jaeger, Barbara (June 23, 1988). "Face to Face One Big Day". The Record. Hackensack. p. F11.
  3. ^ "Face to Face Biography by Chris True". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ AllMusic review
  5. ^ a b Fields, Curt (20 Nov 1988). "Face to Face". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 6.
  6. ^ Brown, Joe (8 July 1988). "Women Without Musical Hats". The Washington Post. p. N20.
  7. ^ "Face to Face". Trouser Press. Retrieved 19 April 2023.