The Big Area

This article is about the Then Jerico album. For the song, see Big Area.

The Big Area
Studio album by Then Jerico
Released	4 March 1989
Studio	The Manor Maison Rouge Olympic Abbey Road Westside Outside Townhouse Air RAK (United Kingdom) Larabee Sunset Sound Westlake Summa Sound Castle The Hit Factory (United States)
Genre	Rock
Label	London MCA
Producer	Rhett Davies Peter Henderson Bruce Lampcov Gary Langan Rick Nowels Mark Shaw
Then Jerico chronology
First (The Sound of Music) (1987) The Big Area (1989) Electric (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]

The Big Area is the second album by English rock band Then Jerico, released in 1989. It includes three singles which reached the UK top 40: "Big Area" (No. 13; the band's biggest single to date), "What Does It Take" (featuring backing vocals by Belinda Carlisle; No. 33) and "Sugar Box" (No. 22).^[3] The album reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Then Jerico (lyrics by Mark Shaw), except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Big Area"		4:49
2.	"What Does It Take"	Sandy Stuart David Munday	3:50
3.	"You Ought to Know"		4:14
4.	"Song for the Brokenhearted"		4:31
5.	"Darkest Hour"	Shaw Scott Taylor Chris Youdell	4:33
6.	"Reeling"		5:39
7.	"Where You Lie"		4:56
8.	"Sugar Box"		3:46
9.	"Helpless"		4:09
10.	"Under Fire"		6:03

Note

• Track 10 not available on some formats of the album.

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes and AllMusic.^[4]

• John Brough – engineer
• Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements
• Belinda Carlisle – background vocals ("What Does It Take")
• Rhett Davies – producer
• Robert Downes – guitar
• Peter Henderson – engineer, producer
• Charles Judge – keyboards
• Bruce Lampcov – producer
• Gary Langan – producer
• Rick Nowels – producer
• Mark Shaw – producer, vocals
• Jason Stainthorpe – bass guitar
• Stuart – performer, primary artist
• Richard Sullivan – engineer
• Scott Taylor – rhythm guitar, performer, primary artist
• Then Jerico – primary artist
• Steve Wren – drums, percussion
• Chris Youdell – keyboards

References

1. "The Big Area - Then Jerico - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
2. Page, Betty (11 February 1989). "Review: Then Jerico – The Big Area" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 30. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
3. "THEN JERICO - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
4. "The Big Area - Then Jerico - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

External links

• The Big Area at Discogs