Big Blue Sky (The Northern Pikes album)


Big Blue Sky is the first major label album by The Northern Pikes released in 1987. It featured two hit Canadian singles - "Teenland" and "Things I Do for Money".
The songs "Love Will Break You" and "Heartaches Heartbreaks " were added to the album when it was released on CD in 1990. "Heartaches Heartbreaks " was the b-side to the "Teenland" single in 1987. "Love Will Break You" originally appeared on The Northern Pikes, the band's original independent release in 1984 and it was the b-side to the "Things I Do for Money" single. Additionally, the song "Dancing in a Dance Club" originally appeared on the band's 1984 independent release The Northern Pikes, while the songs "Lonely House", "You Sold the Farm", "Jackie T", and "Teenland" all appeared on the band's 1985 independent release Scene in North America.

Dedication

The album is dedicated to the memory of Neil Morgan who played guitar, synth, and vocals for The Idols, an early incarnation of the band which also included Jay Semko, Merl Bryck, Don Schmid, and Robin Billinton.

Track listing

  1. "Teenland" - 4:02
  2. "You Sold the Farm" - 4:16
  3. "Things I Do for Money" - 4:48
  4. "Just Another Guy" - 3:16
  5. "Dancing in a Dance Club" - 5:35
  6. "Jackie T" - 3:31
  7. "Lonely House" - 2:46
  8. "Love and a Muscle" - 5:26
  9. "Never Again" - 4:14
  10. "Love Will Break You" - 4:05
  11. "Heartaches Heartbreaks " - 3:53
  12. "Big Blue Sky" - 5:33

    Album credits

Personnel

Additional Recording:
Digital Mixing:
Mastering by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York

Charts and Certifications

Big Blue Sky made its debut on the Canadian Album charts on July 18, 1987 and stayed in the charts until January 30, 1988. The album was certified Gold in Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association on December 24, 1987.
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Canadian Albums Chart