"Big Sky Country" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It was the second single to be released from his 1991 début album, Living with the Law, and became a hit single in the United States, rising to No. 35 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1991.

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"Big Sky Country"
Single by Chris Whitley
from the album Living with the Law
A-side	"Big Sky Country"
B-side	"Phone Call from Leavenworth" "Kick the Stones"
Released	1991 (US) 1992 (EU)
Recorded	Kingsway Studio, New Orleans, LA, USA
Genre	Rock
Length	4:21 (single edit) 4:45 (album)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Chris Whitley
Producer(s)	Malcolm Burn
Chris Whitley singles chronology
"Living with the Law" "Big Sky Country" "Poison Girl"

Music video

The music video features Whitley singing and playing his 1931 National Triolian in a variety of indoor and outdoor (Spanish mission / cemetery, midway, and American desert) environments.[1] Parts of the video were filmed in stop motion animation. Bassist Alan Gevaert and a drummer appear in some scenes.

Cover versions

John Mayer has covered the song live.[2]

Personnel

• Chris Whitley – National acoustic guitar, guitar, vocal, bass, and synth guitar
• Bill Dillon – guitar, pedal steel, and guitorgan
• Ronald Jones – drums
• Produced by Malcolm Burn
• Recorded by Mark Howard
• Mixed by Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard

References