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{{Infobox album
| name = The Crossing
| type = studio
| artist = [[Big Country]]
| cover = Big Country - The Crossing.jpg
| alt =
| released = 29 July 1983<ref>{{cite web |url=https://norselandsrock.com/big-country-the-crossing-release-date/|title=Big Country – The Crossing release date|publisher=Rocking In the Norselands|date=25 March 2021|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bigcountryinfo.com/releases/lp_crossing.htm|title=Releases – Studio Albums – The Crossing|website=Bigcountryinfo.com|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
| recorded = January and May 1983<ref>{{cite web |url=https://norselandsrock.com/chance-big-country/|title=The Story Behind The Song: "Chance" by Big Country|publisher=Rocking In the Norselands|date=6 December 2020|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bmg.com/uk/artist/big-country|title=Big Country - Biography|website=Bmg.com|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
| venue =
| studio = [[The Manor Studio|The Manor]] ([[Oxfordshire]]) <br> [[RAK Studios|RAK]] (London)
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Alternative rock]]
*[[New wave music|new wave]]
*[[folk rock]]
*[[Celtic rock]]
*[[post-punk]]
}}
| length = 48:24
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| producer = [[Steve Lillywhite]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Steeltown]]
| next_year = 1984
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Crossing
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Harvest Home (song)|Harvest Home]]
| single1date = 17 September 1982<ref>{{cite web |url= https://bigcountryinfo.com/releases/s_harvesthome.htm |title=Releases – Singles, EP's & Promos – Harvest Home|publisher=Big Country Info|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="thecourier">{{cite web |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/past-times/3694642/big-country-harvest-home/ |title=Big Country and Harvest Home: The start of something special for Fife band that conquered the world |publisher=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]] |date=16 September 2022|access-date=21 October 2023 |last=Strachan |first=Graeme }}</ref>
| single2 = [[Fields of Fire (song)|Fields of Fire]]
| single2date = 18 February 1983
| single3 = [[In a Big Country]]
| single3date = 20 May 1983<ref>{{cite web |url= https://bigcountryinfo.com/releases/s_iabc.htm |title=Releases – Singles, EP's & Promos – In a Big Country|publisher=Big Country Info|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
| single4 = [[Chance (Big Country song)|Chance]]
| single4date = 26 August 1983<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1983/Music-Week-1983-08-20.pdf|title=Music Week magazine|website=Worldradiohistory.com}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''The Crossing''''' is the debut album by Scottish band [[Big Country]], released in July 1983. The album reached number three in the United Kingdom; overseas, it hit number four in Canada on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' national Top Albums Chart and number 18 in the United States on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] in 1983. It went on to be certified [[platinum record|platinum]] in the UK and Canada. It contains the song "[[In a Big Country]]" which is their only US [[top 40]] [[chart hit|hit]] single.
==Background==
In May 1982, Big Country signed a recording contract with [[Phonogram Inc.|Phonogram]] and soon began recording what was supposed to be their debut album with producer [[Chris Thomas (record producer)|Chris Thomas]]. However, the entire recording session would eventually be scrapped when Big Country felt Thomas was not fully committing to the band due to other production commitments.<ref name="thecourier"/><ref name=timeline1982>{{cite web |url=https://bigcountryinfo.com/timeline/1982.htm|title=Timeline – 1982|publisher=Big Country Info|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref> Three songs were salvaged from the sessions – "[[Harvest Home (song)|Harvest Home]]", "Balcony" and "Flag of Nations (Swimming)" – and released as the "Harvest Home" single in September 1982 through Phonogram's imprint [[Mercury Records]], reaching number 91 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-life-and-hard-times-of-big-country-and-stuart-adamson |title=The Life and Hard Times of Big Country and Stuart Adamson |website=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |date=30 July 2022 |access-date=21 October 2023 |last=Rowley |first=Scott}}</ref>
With new producer [[Steve Lillywhite]], the band recorded the single "[[Fields of Fire (song)|Fields of Fire]]" in early 1983, which became a UK top ten hit. In May, on the back of the single's success, Lillywhite and the band proceeded to record ''The Crossing'', which would include a re-recorded "Harvest Home".
[[Stuart Adamson]] and fellow guitarist [[Bruce Watson (Scottish guitarist)|Bruce Watson]] used the [[MXR]] Pitch Transposer 129 effect pedal to create a guitar sound reminiscent of bagpipes.<ref name="12testing">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/overalls/4735 |title=So You Say |magazine=One Two Testing |issue=4 |date=November 1983 |access-date=15 July 2024 |last=Adamson |first=Stuart |author-link=Stuart Adamson |page=25}}</ref> Also contributing to the band's unique sound was their use of the [[EBow]], a hand-held device which, through the use of magnets, causes the strings of an electric guitar to vibrate, producing a soft attack which sounds more like strings or a synthesizer.<ref name="12testing"/>
The album has been remastered and reissued on three occasions. The latest version released by [[Universal UMC|Universal]] in 2012 in advance of the album's 30th anniversary includes a second disc of previously unissued demos. Also included in the set are tracks produced by Chris Thomas from the first abortive attempt to record the band's debut album. The demos include the earliest recordings done by Adamson and Watson, some of which were recorded on four-track prior to recruiting either a drummer or bassist for the band.
The set also includes a booklet with interviews (new in the case of the current band members and archived in the case of the late Stuart Adamson) by the journalist and author Tim Barr. Lyrics for all of the key songs are also included, and the album was remastered by Paschal Byrne from the original master tapes. In total, ten previously unreleased tracks were included in the deluxe, digitally remastered edition.
==Music and lyrics==
The songs on ''The Crossing'' deal with topics including loss ("Inwards", "[[Chance (Big Country song)|Chance]]"), separation ("Close Action"), dehumanization ("Lost Patrol"), and the [[Jacobite rising of 1745|1745 Jacobite rebellion]] ("The Storm"). Many of the songs are characterized by [[Mark Brzezicki]]'s highly-compressed drums and the heavily effects-treated, layered guitars of Adamson and Watson. The music often demonstrates a clear influence of Scottish traditional music, particularly obvious in the pipe-band rhythms of "[[In a Big Country]]" and "Fields of Fire" and the swirling, Gaelic guitar intro to "The Storm". This caused the band to be categorized as a [[Celtic rock]] band, which sometimes led to unfavorable comparisons with other bands such as [[Thin Lizzy]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-crossing-mw0000189226 |title=The Crossing – Big Country |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 September 2011 |last=Demalon |first=Tom}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews/index_380.html |title=Big Country: The Crossing |magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |volume=1 |issue=3 |date=October–November 2001 |access-date=6 July 2016 |last=Pruzan |first=Jeff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020603011928/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews/index_380.html |archive-date=3 June 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]''
| rev3score = 10/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Skids: The Singles Collection 1978–1981 / Big Country: The Crossing 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition |magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |issue=168 |date=March 2012 |last=Nelson |first=Bill |author-link=Bill Nelson (musician) |pages=104–105}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.qonline.co.uk/reviews/server.asp?id=831&ss=Big+Country&cs=artist&st=cn&stars=NaN&cp=1 |title=Big Country: The Crossing |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=117 |date=June 1996 |access-date=14 January 2023 |last=Cranna |first=Ian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010117194100/http://www.qonline.co.uk/reviews/server.asp?id=831&ss=Big+Country&cs=artist&st=cn&stars=NaN&cp=1 |archive-date=17 January 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Record Mirror]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Record Mirror">{{cite magazine |title=Riff 'n' ready |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |date=30 July 1983 |last=Hills |first=Simon |page=16}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bigcountry/albums/album/250904/review/5944030/the_crossing |title=Guitars rule in this Big Country |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=404 |date=15 September 1983 |access-date=18 September 2011 |last=Loder |first=Kurt |author-link=Kurt Loder |pages=57, 59 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329001229/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bigcountry/albums/album/250904/review/5944030/the_crossing |archive-date=29 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Big Country |last=McGee |first=David |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=DeCurtis |editor1-first=Anthony |editor1-link=Anthony DeCurtis |editor2-last=Henke |editor2-first=James |editor3-last=George-Warren |editor3-first=Holly |publisher=[[Random House]] |edition=3rd |year=1992 |isbn=0-679-73729-4 |page=58}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Smash Hits]]''
| rev8score = 4/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Big Country: The Crossing |magazine=[[Smash Hits]] |volume=5 |issue=15 |date=21 July – 3 August 1983 |last=de Lisle |first=Tim |author-link=Tim de Lisle |page=23}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Sounds">{{cite magazine |title=Cross my heart |magazine=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |date=30 July 1983 |last=Waller |first=Johnny |page=60}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev10score = B<ref>{{cite news |url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv9-93.php |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |date=27 September 1983 |access-date=18 September 2011 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
}}
In a glowing review for ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'', Johnny Waller found that Big Country had developed their own "uniquely recognisable" musical style and said that their "spirit and determination{{nbsp}}... have a ring of truth and integrity", concluding that his "slight reservations about ''The Crossing'' are ultimately cut through with the lionheart vigour of a major new band only slightly in too much of a hurry."<ref name="Sounds"/> Writing that "Stuart Adamson always manages to use his taut vocals to good effect", Simon Hills of ''[[Record Mirror]]'' considered ''The Crossing'', "if a little one dimensional", to be "a worthy debut album" and "all in all sterling stuff".<ref name="Record Mirror"/>
[[Kurt Loder]] commented in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that Big Country "blows the knobs off all the [[synth-pop]] diddlers and fake-[[funk]] frauds who are cluttering up the charts these days", with "an air-raid guitar sound that's unlike anything else around, anywhere". "Like the Irish band [[U2]] (with whom they share young, guitar-wise producer Steve Lillywhite)," Loder noted, "Big Country has no use for synthesizers, and their extraordinary twin-guitar sound should make ''The Crossing'' a must-own item for rock die-hards."<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>
==Track listings==
All songs written by [[Stuart Adamson]], [[Mark Brzezicki]], [[Tony Butler (musician)|Tony Butler]], and [[Bruce Watson (Scottish guitarist)|Bruce Watson]], except as indicated. On the US vinyl LP, the songs "1000 Stars" and "Fields of Fire" are in reversed order. The US CD release keeps the same order as below.
;Side one
# "[[In a Big Country]]" – 4:44
# "Inwards" – 4:36
# "[[Chance (Big Country song)|Chance]]" – 4:26
# "1000 Stars" – 3:50
# "The Storm" – 6:19
;Side two
#<li value="6"> "[[Harvest Home (song)|Harvest Home]]" – 4:19
# "Lost Patrol" – 4:52
# "Close Action" – 4:15
# "[[Fields of Fire (song)|Fields of Fire (400 Miles)]]" – 3:31
# "Porrohman" – 7:52
;Additional tracks (cassette release)
# "Angle Park" (Adamson, Watson) – 4:08
# "Fields of Fire (400 Miles)" (Alternative Mix) (listed as '12" Mix') – 5:19
# "Heart and Soul" – 5:13
# "In a Big Country" (Pure Mix) (listed as '12" Mix') – 6:19
===''Wonderland EP'' (US, 1984)===
# "[[Wonderland (Big Country song)|Wonderland]]" – 3:56
# "All Fall Together" – 5:05
# "Angle Park" (Adamson, Watson) – 4:07
# "The Crossing" – 7:04
===''Wonderland EP'' (Canada, 1984)===
# "Wonderland" – 3:58
# "Angle Park" (Adamson, Watson) – 4:08
# "All Fall Together" – 5:16
# "Chance" (Extended Re-Mix) – 6:10
# "Heart and Soul" – 5:13
# "The Crossing" – 7:10
===''Wonderland EP'' (US only, 2002)===
[[File:Bcwl.jpg|thumb|''Wonderland EP'' cover]]
# "Wonderland" – 3:58
# "All Fall Together" ([[Jimmy Iovine]] remix) – 5:16
# "Angle Park" (Adamson, Watson) – 4:08
# "The Crossing" – 7:10
# "Chance" (re-recorded single version) – 4:37
===1996 re-issue bonus tracks===
#<li value="11"> "Angle Park" (Adamson, Watson) – 4:08
# "All of Us" – 4:09
# "The Crossing" – 7:09
# "Heart and Soul" – 4:33 (This version fades out earlier than the version on the 1983 cassette release)
===2012 30th anniversary deluxe edition===
;Disc 1 (bonus tracks)
#<li value="11"> "Balcony" (Adamson, Watson) (B-side of "Harvest Home") – 3:55
# "Flag of Nations (Swimming)" (Adamson, Watson) (B-side of "Harvest Home" 12")
# "Angle Park" (Adamson, Watson) (B-side of "Fields of Fire")
# "All of Us" (B-side of "In a Big Country")
# "Heart and Soul" (B-side of "In a Big Country" 12")
# "The Crossing" (B-side of "Chance" 12")
# "[[The Tracks of My Tears|Tracks of My Tears]]" (live) ([[Smokey Robinson]], [[Warren "Pete" Moore|Warren Moore]], [[Marv Tarplin|Marvin Tarplin]]) (B-side of "Chance")
;Disc 2
# "Angle Park" (4-track demo, 1981) (Adamson, Watson) *
# "Harvest Home" (4-track demo, 1981)*
# "We Could Laugh" (4-track demo, 1981) (Adamson, Watson)*
# "In a Big Country" (demo, 1983)
# "The Storm" (demo, 1983)
# "Big City" (demo, 1983)
# "Fields of Fire" (''Riverside'', [[BBC Television|BBC TV]], 1983)*
# "Lost Patrol" (demo, May 1982)*
# "Inwards" (demo, May 1982)*
# "1000 Stars" (Chris Thomas sessions, June 1982)*
# "Lost Patrol" (Chris Thomas sessions, June 1982)*
# "Inwards" (Chris Thomas sessions, June 1982)*
# "Close Action" (Chris Thomas sessions, June 1982)*
# "Fields of Fire" (demo, September 1982)
# "1000 Stars" (demo, September 1982)
# "Ring Out Bells" (demo, September 1982)
# "Chance" (demo, September 1982)
==Personnel==
;Big Country
*[[Stuart Adamson]] – vocals, guitar, piano, [[e-bow]]
*[[Bruce Watson (Scottish guitarist)|Bruce Watson]] – guitar, e-bow, vocals
*[[Tony Butler (musician)|Tony Butler]] – bass, vocals
*[[Mark Brzezicki]] – drums, percussion, vocals
with:
*Christine Beveridge<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bigcountryinfo.com/notes/re_crossingdlx.htm |title = The Crossing (Deluxe Edition) (notes)|website=Bigcountryinfo.com}}</ref> – additional vocals
;Technical
*[[Steve Lillywhite]] – producer
*Will Gosling – engineer
*Steve Chase – assistant engineer
*Mike Nocito – assistant engineer
*Julian Balme – sleeve
*Paul Cox – photography
==Production notes for deluxe edition bonus tracks==
;Disc 1
*Tracks 11–13 and 15 recorded in June 1982 at [[AIR Oxford Circus|AIR Studios]], London. Tracks 11, 12 and 15 produced by [[Chris Thomas (record producer)|Chris Thomas]], engineered by [[Bill Price (record producer)|Bill Price]]; track 13 produced by [[Steve Churchyard]] and Big Country.
*Track 14 produced by Steve Lillywhite, Will Gosling and Big Country.
*Tracks 16 and 17 produced by Steve Lillywhite; track 17 recorded live on 4 July 1983 at [[Locarno Ballrooms#Locations|Locarno Tiffany’s]] in Glasgow.
;Disc 2
*Track 7 recorded at [[Riverside Studios]], Hammersmith, for [[BBC Two|BBC2]]'s ''Riverside''; broadcast on 17 January 1983.
*Tracks 8 and 9 recorded by John Brandt in May 1982 at [[Phonogram Studios|Phonogram Studio]].
*Tracks marked with an asterisk (*) are previously unreleased.
*Tracks 4–6 and 14–17 were previously released on ''Rarities IV'', 2003.
<ref name=timeline1982/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bigcountryinfo.com/releases/re_crossingdlx.htm|title=Releases – Studio Albums – The Crossing (Deluxe Edition)|publisher=Big Country Info|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
==Chart performance==
'''Album'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1983)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left" |Australian Albums Chart<ref name="auchart">{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]] |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |publisher=Australian Chart Book |___location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]] |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
|align="center" |21
|-
|align="left"|Canadian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6720a&type=1 |title=RPM 100 Albums |date=12 November 1983 |journal=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=39 |issue=11 |publisher=archived at Library and Archives Canada |accessdate=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024090555/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6720a&type=1 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
|align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |first=Steffen |last=Hung |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Big+Country&titel=The+Crossing&cat=a |language=Dutch |title=Big Country - The Crossing |website=Dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|-
|align="left"|New Zealand Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |first=Steffen |last=Hung |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Big+Country&titel=The+Crossing&cat=a |title=Big Country - The Crossing |website=Charts.nz |accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|-
|align="left"|Swedish Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |first=Steffen |last=Hung |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Big+Country&titel=The+Crossing&cat=a |title=Big Country - The Crossing |website=Swedishcharts.com |accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|-
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20162/big+country/|title=BIG COUNTRY - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/search/albums/the+crossing|title=Album Search for "the crossing"|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|18
|}
'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
| align="left" |Harvest Home
| align="left" |[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="thecourier"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rockvf.com/Big+Country.art|title=Big Country Top Songs|website=Rockvf.com|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |91
|-
| align="left" |1983
|
| align="left" |UK Singles Chart<ref name=UKCharts>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20162/big-country/|title=Big Country - full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |10
|-
|align="left"|1983
|align="left"|In a Big Country
|align="left"|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play
| style="text-align:center;"|37
|-
|align="left"|1983
|align="left"|In a Big Country
|align="left"|''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock]]
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|align="left"|1983
|align="left"|In a Big Country
|align="left"|[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|-
|align="left"|1983
|In a Big Country
|[[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' 50 Singles]] (Canada)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+39-No.+13-November+26%2C+1983.pdf|title=RPM Magazine - Volume 39, Number 13|website=Rpmimages.3345.ca}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|1983
|In a Big Country
|UK Singles Chart<ref name=UKCharts/>
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|-
|1983
|Chance
|UK Singles Chart<ref name=UKCharts/>
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
| align="left" |1984
| align="left" |Fields of Fire
| align="left" |''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://billboard.elpee.jp/single/Fields%20Of%20Fire/Big%20Country/|title=Big Country - Fields of Fire|publisher=Billboard Database|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |52
|}
==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|Organization
!align="left"|Level
!align="left"|Date
|-
|align="left"|BPI – UK
|align="left"|Gold
|align="left"|15 September 1983
|-
|align="left"|CRIA – Canada
|align="left"|Gold
|align="left"|1 November 1983
|-
|align="left"|CRIA – Canada
|align="left"|Platinum
|align="left"|1 December 1983
|-
|align="left"|RIAA – USA
|align="left"|Gold
|align="left"|19 January 1984
|-
|align="left"|BPI – UK
|align="left"|Platinum
|align="left"|9 February 1984
|}
==References==
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