No Place Like Home (Big Country album)

Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |{{#if: 16 September 1991<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | Template:Short description}}}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Through a Big Country: Greatest Hits1990The Buffalo Skinners1993studioNo Place Like HomeBig_Country_-_No_Place_Like_Home.jpgBig Country16 September 1991<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>February–June 1991Rockfield (Rockfield, Wales)Alternative rock73:22Vertigo (UK)Pat Moranx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} No Place Like Home is the fifth studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in September 1991. Its title derives from a quote in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which is referenced by the first track, "We're Not in Kansas". Dorothy's statement was in turn taken from the famous poem and song Home! Sweet Home! by John Howard Payne and Henry Bishop.

Critical reception

Template:Album reviews Upon its release, Simon Dudfield of NME noted the band's transition from their "straight rock" and "old Scottish growl" to "a more traditional R&B feel". He concluded, "By returning to a form of music they truly love, Big Country have made a commendable step in the right direction; a bright start to their decade."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Caren Myers of Melody Maker was critical of the album and concluded there is "no place like the bin". She described Big Country as a band that "makes Lime Spiders look like The Rolling Stones" and Adamson as a "Celtic Springsteen wannabe". She felt the album was made up of a "series of insufferable bar-room boogies" and added, "This, we are told, is Big Country getting back to basics, their R&B roots. Naturally, all sentient listeners will wish they wouldn't, but who listens to us anyway?"<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Track listing

Template:Track listing Template:Track listing "You, Me and the Truth" and "Comes a Time" were bonus tracks on the CD and cassette releases of the album; they were not on the original vinyl release. The 2014 deluxe edition of the album restores the vinyl running order and moves these tracks to a bonus disc.

Personnel

Big Country

• Stuart Adamson – guitar, vocals
• Tony Butler – bass, vocals
• Bruce Watson – guitar, mandolin

Additional musicians

• Pat Ahern – drums on "Freedom Song"
• Mark Brzezicki – drums, percussion
• Richie Close – piano, programming
• Katie Kissoon – additional vocals
• Carol Kenyon – additional vocals

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	28