Big Bang!
| Big Bang! | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–89 | |||
| Studios | Sarm West Studios, London | |||
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| Producer | Andy Richards | |||
| Fuzzbox chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Big Bang! | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
Big Bang! is the second album by English alternative rock group Fuzzbox, released in 1989. It includes four singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: "International Rescue" (No. 11), "Pink Sunshine" (No. 14), "Self!" (featuring a guitar solo by Brian May of Queen, No. 24) and a cover of Yoko Ono's "Walking on Thin Ice" (No. 76).[3]
Big Bang! remains the final studio album by Fuzzbox; a follow-up had been planned but was shelved by their record company WEA due to the lack of success of the projected album's lead single, "Your Loss, My Gain", released in 1990. The band then broke up.[4]
Reception
Juke called it "a wonderful pop album the way Transvision Vamp is a wonderful pop band. In other words, Fuzzbox are not super-original but pop bands are not meant to be. It pokes its tongue out at us, makes us feel good. This is an album where 10 tracks could be singles."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pink Sunshine" |
| 3:44 |
| 2. | "Fast Forward Futurama" |
| 3:52 |
| 3. | "Jamaican Sunrise" |
| 4:00 |
| 4. | "Walking on Thin Ice" | Yoko Ono | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Versatile for Discos and Parties" |
| 5:16 |
| 6. | "International Rescue" |
| 3:30 |
| 7. | "Self!" |
| 3:41 |
| 8. | "Irish Bride" |
| 3:32 |
| 9. | "Do You Know?" |
| 3:48 |
| 10. | "Beauty" |
| 2:43 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[6] | 5 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Silver | 60,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ "Big Bang! - Fuzzbox | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ↑ Dee, Johnny (19 August 1989). "Review: Fuzzbox – Big Bang!" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via American Radio History.
- ↑ "FUZZBOX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ↑ "Jo Dunne: Member of the 1980s band We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Going". The Independent. 6 November 2012.
- ↑ Christie Eliezer and Simon Williams (7 October 1989). "reviews". Juke Magazine. No. 754.
- ↑ "Fuzzbox Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Fuzzbox – Big Bang". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 October 2019. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Big Bang Fuzzbox in the "Search:" field.