Big Country – Driving To Damascus

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Label:	Cherry Red – CRCDBOX133
Format:	CD , Album, Reissue CD , Compilation 2 x CD , Compilation Box Set , Deluxe Edition
Country:	Europe
Released:	Jun 30, 2023
Genre:	Pop
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Tracklist

	Original Album And Nashville Sessions
1-1	Driving To Damascus	3:58
1-2	Dive In To Me	5:02
1-3	See You	3:50
1-4	Perfect World	4:02
1-5	Somebody Else	4:04
1-6	Fragile Thing	4:34
1-7	The President Slipped And Fell	2:57
1-8	Devil In The Eye	4:15
1-9	Trouble The Waters	4:10
1-10	Bella	4:34
1-11	Your Spirit To Me	5:13
1-12	Grace	5:12
1-13	Driving To Damascus (Nashville Sessions)	3:58
1-14	Perfect World (Nashville Sessions)	3:54
1-15	Fragile Thing (Nashville Sessions)	4:45
1-16	Dive Into Me (Nashville Sessions)	5:13
1-17	Chance (Nashville Sessions)	3:18
1-18	Look Away (Nashville Sessions)	4:30
	B Sides And Alternate Mixes
2-1	I Get Hurt	4:29
2-2	John Wayne's Dream	4:59
2-3	Dust On The Road	3:28
2-4	Loserville	5:24
2-5	This Blood's For You	3:44
2-6	Camp Smedley's Theme	4:03
2-7	Sleep There Till Dawn	4:36
2-8	Another Misty Morning (By Tony Butler)	4:54
2-9	Fragile Thing (Single Edit)	3:42
2-10	Somebody Else (Single Edit)	4:01
2-11	Dive In To Me (Rafe Mix)	5:11
2-12	Perfect World (Rafe Mix)	4:07
2-13	The President Slipped And Fell (Vocal Up Mix)	2:58
2-14	Devil In The Eye (Vocal Up Mix)	4:15
2-15	Bella (Vocal Up Mix)	3:34
2-16	This Blood's For You (Rafe Mix)	3:43
2-17	Fragile Thing (Vocal Up Mix)	4:35
2-18	Your Spirit To Me (Vocal Up Mix With Middle 8 Vocal In)	5:15
	Demos 1
3-1	Driving To Damascus (1st Version)	4:56
3-2	Dive In To Me	4:22
3-3	See You	4:02
3-4	Perfect World	3:15
3-5	Somebody Else	4:44
3-6	Fragile Thing	4:14
3-7	The President Slipped And Fell	3:49
3-8	Devil In The Eye	4:35
3-9	Trouble The Waters (1st Version)	3:59
3-10	Bella	4:01
3-11	Your Spirit To Me	5:15
3-12	Grace	5:26
3-13	I Get Hurt	4:56
3-14	Loserville	5:26
3-15	This Blood's For You (Demo)	4:21
3-16	You Want Me To Go	4:49
3-17	I'm On This Train	4:10
3-18	Small Town Big News	2:28
	Demos 2
4-1	Driving To Damascus (2nd Version)	4:33
4-2	Trouble The Waters (2nd Version)	4:33
4-3	This Blood's For You (Alt Mix)	3:31
4-4	You Want Me To Go (Alt Mix)	3:35
4-5	I'm On This Train (Alt Mix)	5:08
4-6	Ages Of A Man	4:31
4-7	Birmingham	3:44
4-8	Sun And My Shadow	3:39
4-9	Living By Memory	3:59
4-10	Don't You Stay	4:46
4-11	Cimarron	4:00
4-12	Second Time Around	4:29
4-13	Without Wings	4:41
4-14	Daystar	5:44
4-15	Medicine Show	4:37
4-16	Sweet November Nothings	4:38
4-17	Simple's Always Best	3:08
4-18	Soldier Of The Lord	4:00

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BK Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – SGO Music Management Ltd
Copyright © – Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
Mixed At – Rockfield Studios
Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering

Credits

Backing Vocals – Eddi Reader (tracks: 1-3, 1-11, 1-13)
Bass, Vocals – Tony Butler
Drums, Vocals, Drum Programming – Mark Brzezicki
Guitar, Mandolin, Sitar, Slide Guitar – Bruce Watson
Liner Notes – Ian Grant
Mastered By – Tim Young
Photography – Jim Harrington
Producer – Rafe McKenna
Project Manager – Jon Harrington
Recorded By, Mixed By – Rafe McKenna
Vocals – Eddi Reader (tracks: 1-6)
Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Slide Guitar, Synthesizer [Moog] – Stuart Adamson

Notes

4-CD Deluxe Edition in clamshell box with 20-page booklet.

Tracks 1-13 to 1-18 originally released as Nashville Sessions
Tracks 2-1, 2-2 and 2-9 originally released on Fragile Thing
Tracks 2-3 and 2-4 originally released on Fragile Thing
Track 2-5 originally released on See You / Perfect World
Track 2-6 originally released on See You / Perfect World
Track 2-7, 2-8 and 2-10 originally released on Somebody Else
Tracks 2-11 to 2-19 originally released on John Wayne's Dream
Tracks 3-1 to 3-14, 3-17, 4-1 to 4-4, 4-6 to 4-11, 4-13 originally released on Rarities VII (Damascus Sessions)
Track 3-15 originally released on www.bigcountry.co.uk
Track 3-16 originally released on Rarities II
Track 3-18, 4-16 to 4-18 originally released on Rarities VIII
Track 4-5, 4-14 originally released on One In A Million
Track 4-15 originally released on In The Scud
Tracks 4-12 is previously unreleased.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5 013929 113398
Matrix / Runout (CD1 Variant 1,2): CRCDBOX133CD1 15 A00
Matrix / Runout (CD2 Variant 1,2): CRCDBOX133CD2 15 A00
Matrix / Runout (CD3 Variant 1,2): CRCDBOX133CD3 12 A00
Matrix / Runout (CD4 Variant 1,2): CRCDBOX133CD4 12 A00
Mastering SID Code (CDs 1&2 Variant 1,2): IFPI L557
Mastering SID Code (CDs 3&4 Variant 1,2): IFPI L556
Mould SID Code (CD1 Variant 1,2): IFPI 94K1
Mould SID Code (CD2 Variant 1): IFPI 9473
Mould SID Code (CD2 Variant 2): IFPI 94V5
Mould SID Code (CD3 Variant 1,2): IFPI 94K4
Mould SID Code (CD4 Variant 1,2): IFPI 94K2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Driving To Damascus (CD, Album)	Track Record	TRK1000CD	UK	1999
New Submission	Driving To Damascus (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Digipak)	Track Record	TRK1000CDSP	UK	1999
New Submission	Driving To Damascus (Cassette, Album)	Track Record	TRK1000CASS	UK	1999
New Submission	Driving To Damascus (CD, Album, Promo, CD Reference)	Track Record	none	UK	1999
New Submission	Driving To Damascus (CD, Album)	SPV	SPV 085-29822 CD		2000