Big Thing (Blue Zone album)

Big Thing
Big Thing
Studio album by Blue Zone
Released	June 1988
Recorded	1986-1987 in Liverpool, London, New York, Los Angeles
Genre	Soul; funk; jazz;
Label	Arista
Producer	Paul Staveley O'Duffy, Ric Wake, Blue Zone
Lisa Stansfield chronology
Singles from Big Thing
	"On Fire"; Released: 26 October 1987; "Thinking About His Baby"; Released: 25 January 1988; "Jackie"; Released: 26 July 1988;

Big Thing is the only album by Lisa Stansfield's band, Blue Zone. It was released by Arista Records in June 1988. The songs were written by Blue Zone members: Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Paul Staveley O'Duffy. The album also includes one cover, "Jackie," co-produced by Ric Wake. Big Thing spawned three singles: "On Fire," "Thinking About His Baby" and "Jackie." A remastered and expanded deluxe 2-CD set was released in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2016; it was the album's first release in the band's native country.^[1]

Background

Blue Zone was formed in 1984 and consisted of Lisa Stansfield on vocals, and Ian Devaney and Andy Morris on instruments. In 1986, the trio released their first two singles: "Love Will Wait" and "Finest Thing." In 1987, they started working on their first album which was released in November 1988 but did not include "Love Will Wait" and "Finest Thing."^[2] The record company postponed the album many times and finally released it in Europe, North America and Australia in November 1988 and in Japan in early 1989. However, the album wasn't released in the United Kingdom until the 2016 deluxe edition.^[3]^[1]

Content

The album includes eleven songs (ten on the US edition) written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, except for "Jackie" written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. "Jackie" was originally recorded by Elisa Fiorillo in 1987 for the Summer School soundtrack. The album was produced by Paul Staveley O'Duffy, except for "Perfect Crime" produced by Blue Zone. Ric Wake co-produced "Jackie" and "Perfect Crime." The US edition contains the full intro of "Perfect Crime," which was cut on other versions of the album.^[4]

Singles

The first single from the album, "On Fire" was released on 26 October 1987 and peaked at number ninety-nine in the United Kingdom. The second single, "Thinking About His Baby" was issued on 25 January 1988 and reached number seventy-nine in the UK.^[5] On 26 July 1988, "Jackie" was released as a single in the United States and peaked at number fifty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number thirty-seven on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Jackie"	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly	Paul Staveley O'Duffy, Ric Wake	3:49
2.	"Thinking About His Baby"	Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris	O'Duffy	4:03
3.	"Without a Word to Say"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	3:40
4.	"Sugar Tree"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:18
5.	"Her Seedy Life"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:51
6.	"Perfect Crime"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone, Wake	4:16
7.	"One Kiss"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:58
8.	"Greedy Love"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:39
9.	"On Fire"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	3:47
10.	"We Will Cry"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:57
11.	"Feel It From Inside" (not on the US edition)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:40

2016 deluxe edition disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Jackie"	Steinberg, Kelly	O'Duffy, Wake	3:49
2.	"Thinking About His Baby"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:03
3.	"Without a Word to Say"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	3:40
4.	"Sugar Tree"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:18
5.	"Her Seedy Life"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:51
6.	"Perfect Crime"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone, Wake	4:16
7.	"One Kiss"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:58
8.	"Greedy Love"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:39
9.	"On Fire"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	3:47
10.	"We Will Cry"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:57
11.	"Feel It From Inside"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	4:40
12.	"Big Thing"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone	4:59
13.	"Love Will Wait"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone, Chris Porter	4:03
14.	"Finest Thing"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone, Porter, Pete Wingfield	4:23
15.	"There Was I"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone	4:39
16.	"Dirty Talk"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone	4:43
17.	"Be the Sugar"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone	4:59
18.	"Chance It"	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	3:44

2016 deluxe edition disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Big Thing" (Extended Version)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone	6:41
2.	"On Fire" (Conflagration Mix)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	8:09
3.	"Thinking About His Baby" (Extended Version)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	6:59
4.	"Jackie" (Wake Up Mix)	Steinberg, Kelly	O'Duffy, Wake	7:04
5.	"Love Will Wait" (Extended Version)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone, Porter	6:51
6.	"Finest Thing" (Extended Version)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone, Porter, Wingfield	6:38
7.	"On Fire" (Extended Version)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	5:42
8.	"Jackie" (Shotgun Scream Mix)	Steinberg, Kelly	O'Duffy, Wake	5:02
9.	"Love Will Wait" (Re-Mix)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone, Porter	5:37
10.	"Finest Thing" (U.S. Remix)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone, Porter, Wingfield	6:01
11.	"On Fire" (Dub) (Embers Mix)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	O'Duffy	6:39
12.	"Big Thing" (Big Dub Club Mix)	Stansfield, Devaney, Morris	Blue Zone	7:36

Credits and personnel

Nat Augustin – backing vocals
Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals
Tim Cansfield – guitar
Ian Devaney – trombone, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Lance Ellington – backing vocals
Brandon Fields – saxophone
Big George – bass
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Luís Jardim – percussion
Dee Lewis – backing vocals
Shirley Lewis – backing vocals
Charlie Loper – trombone
Dolette McDonald – backing vocals
Andy Morris – trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards, backing vocals
Tessa Niles – backing vocals
Paul Staveley O'Duffy – producer
Phil Palmer – guitar
Tom Peterson – saxophone
Martyn Phillips – programming^[6]
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
Frank Ricotti – percussion
Kevin Whitehead – drums
Chris Whitten – drums
Marcus Williams – bass
Paul Wickens – keyboards

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Europe^[4]	1988	Arista	LP	209 229
Europe^[4]			CD	259 229
United States^[4]			LP	AL-8552
United States^[4]			CD	ARCD-8552
Australia^[4]			LP	VPL1 7637
Japan^[4]	1989		CD	A32D-75

References

1 2 "Big Thing". Amazon. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
↑ "Lisa Stansfield". ZTT Records. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
↑ "The Earth Issue i-D Magazine No. 66 February 1989: The Pop Voice of 1989". i-D. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 "Blue Zone – Jackie". Discogs. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
↑ "The Official Charts Company – Big Thing (Blue Zone album)". Official Charts Company. 10 July 2013.
↑ "Martyn Phillips". Martyn Phillips. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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[AmazonUK-1] 1 2 "Big Thing". Amazon. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[2] "Lisa Stansfield". ZTT Records. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

[3] "The Earth Issue i-D Magazine No. 66 February 1989: The Pop Voice of 1989". i-D. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

[discogs-4] 1 2 3 4 5 "Blue Zone – Jackie". Discogs. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

[5] "The Official Charts Company – Big Thing (Blue Zone album)". Official Charts Company. 10 July 2013.

[sf-6] "Martyn Phillips". Martyn Phillips. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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