Album: No Place Like Home by Big Country (1991)
Genre: Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Mercury Records Limited
Format: Album

Description: No Place Like Home is the fifth studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in 1991. (see 1991 in music). 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.

Artist Background: Big Country comprised Stuart Adamson (formerly of The Skids, vocals/guitar/keyboards), Bruce Watson (guitar/mandolin/sitar/vocals), Tony Butler (bass guitar/vocals) and Mark Brzezicki (drums/percussion/vocals). Before the recruitment of Butler and Brzezicki an early incarnation of Big Country was a five-piece band, featuring Peter Wishart (later of Runrig and now an SNP MP) on keyboards, his brother Alan on bass, and Clive Parker, drummer from Spizz Energi / Athletico Spizz '80 (Rough Trade &... Part of the Dunfermline, Scotland music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Squeeze, The Skids, The Alarm, Simple Minds

Music Scene: Part of the Dunfermline, Scotland music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Rock, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Album, Mercury Records Limited

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No Place Like Home is the fifth studio album by Scottish band Big Country, released in 1991. (see 1991 in music). 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.

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