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Big Night Music is the fourth full-length Shriekback studio album, released in 1986. It spent six weeks on the Billboard album chart, peaking at number 145.[2] With the departure of Carl Marsh, Barry Andrews takes over as the band's frontman. Remaining original member Dave Allen left the band following this release.

Big Night Music
Studio album by Shriekback
Released	1986
Recorded	1 May - 23 July 1986
Studio	The Point Studios, London; The Fallout Shelter, London[1]
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Island
Producer	Gavin MacKillop
Shriekback chronology
Oil & Gold (1985) Big Night Music (1986) Go Bang! (1988)

Track listing

All songs by Dave Allen, Barry Andrews and Martyn Barker.

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, Hammond organ 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 - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 and 3)
• Richard Edwards - trombone (tracks 1 and 3)

References

External links

• Big Night Music lyrics

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