The Crossing (Big Country album)
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| Released | 29 July 1983 | |||
| Recorded | January and May 1983 | |||
| Studio | The Manor (Oxfordshire) RAK (London) | |||
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| Length | 48:24 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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The Crossing is the debut album released by Scottish band Big Country in July 1983. The album reached #3 in the UK; overseas, it hit #4 in Canada on the RPM national Top Albums Chart and #18 in the US on the Billboard 200 in 1983. It went on to be certified platinum in the UK and Canada. It contains the song "In a Big Country" which is their only U.S. Top 40 hit single.