Big Night Music

Big Night Music is the fourth full-length Shriekback studio album, released in 1986. It spent 6 weeks on the Billboard album chart, peaking at number 145.[2] Barry Andrews dominates the writing and performing on the album, with remaining original member Dave Allen fading into the background. Allen would leave the band following this release.

Big Night Music
Studio album by
Shriekback
Released1986
RecordedMay 1st to July 23rd 1986 (London) [1]
GenrePop rock
LabelIsland
ProducerGavin MacKillop
Shriekback chronology
Oil & Gold
(1985)		 Big Night Music
(1986)		 Go Bang!
(1988)

Track listing
  1. "Black Light Trap" - 5:09
  2. "Gunning for the Buddha" - 4:37
  3. "Running on the Rocks" - 4:58
  4. "The Shining Path" - 4:37
  5. "Pretty Little Things" - 3:50
  6. "Underwaterboys" - 4:51
  7. "Exquisite" - 4:30
  8. "The Reptiles and I" - 4:32
  9. "Sticky Jazz" - 4:28
  10. "Cradle Song" - 4:16

Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 68

Personnel
  • Barry Andrews - keyboards, synthesizers, lead vocals
  • Dave Allen - bass
  • Martyn Barker - drums
  • Sarah Partridge - backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 to 7 and 9)
  • Wendy Partridge - backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 to 7 and 9)
  • Steve Halliwell - keyboards, organ (Hammond) and electric piano (tracks 1, 4 to 6, 9 and 10)
  • Mike Cozzi - guitar and acoustic guitar (tracks 1 to 4 and 6 to 10)
  • Mark Chandler - trumpet (tracks 1 and 3)
  • Ian Fraser - saxophone (tenor) (tracks 1 and 3)
  • Richard Edwards - trombone (tracks 1 and 3)

References
  1. http://www.discogs.com/Shriekback-Big-Night-Music/master/48451
  2. Shriekback - Chart history, Billboard, retrieved 16 June 2016
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 282. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.



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