The Buffalo Skinners

The Buffalo Skinners
Studio album by Big Country
Released	14 September 1993
Genre	Alternative rock, Celtic rock
Length	59:45
Label	Fox
Producer	Big Country
Big Country chronology
No Place Like Home (1991) The Buffalo Skinners (1993) Why the Long Face (1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Buffalo Skinners is the sixth studio album by the Scottish band Big Country, released in 1993. (see 1993 in music). Two songs, "We're Not In Kansas" and "Ships", are remakes of songs from their previous album. The difference is more noticeable on "Ships" which features guitars strongly (in contrast to the guitar-free 1991 version). The album featured two UK top 30 hits, "Alone" (No.24) and "Ships" (No.29).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Stuart Adamson; except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Alone"		5:08
2.	"Seven Waves"	Bruce Watson	4:43
3.	"What Are You Working For"		4:00
4.	"The One I Love"	Adamson, Watson	5:02
5.	"Long Way Home"		5:55
6.	"The Selling of America"		4:20
7.	"We're Not in Kansas"		6:23
8.	"Ships"	Adamson, Watson	5:53
9.	"All Go Together"	Adamson, Watson	4:11
10.	"Winding Wind"		4:30
11.	"Pink Marshmallow Moon"	Adamson, Watson	4:24
12.	"Chester's Farm"	Adamson, Tony Butler	4:37

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[2]	25

Personnel

• Stuart Adamson — guitar, vocals
• Tony Butler — bass guitar, backing vocals
• Bruce Watson — guitar, mandolin

Additional personnel

• Colin Berwick — keyboards
• Joe Bull — programming
• Simon Phillips — drums

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "Big Country: The Buffalo Skinners > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
2. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20162/big%20country/