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Big Thing (Duran Duran album)

Big Thing is the fifth studio album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran. It was released on 17 October 1988 by EMI Records. Produced by the band, Jonathan Elias and Daniel Abraham, it continued the change in musical direction the band began with their previous album Notorious (1986).

Singles
• "I Don't Want Your Love" (September 1988) #14 UK, #4 US • "All She Wants Is" (December 1988) #9 UK, #22 US • "Do You Believe in Shame?" (April 1989) #30 UK, #72 US Promotional singles • "Official Bootleg: LSD Edit" (as the Krush Brothers) • "Big Thing" (UK and Mexico only) • "Too Late Marlene" (Brazil only) ==Track listing==
Track listing
1988 original release All songs written and arranged by Duran Duran. As neither of the UK CDs show the track listings the difference between them can be identified by the catalogue numbers. These are: • 0777 7 909582 7 (UK: CDDDB 33) Original 12 track CD • 0777 7 898342 2 (UK: CDPRG 1007) 1994 reissue with bonus track 2010 reissue • "Drug" as included here is actually the Daniel Abraham mix included on previous releases, which is how the song was originally meant to be included on the album. The version which appeared on the original album, remixed by Joe Dworniak and Duncan Bridgeman, is included on disc two, labelled "remix". • Tracks 3, 9 and 12 are previously unreleased. Japanese bonus disc Toshiba EMI also released Big Thing in a two-disc set, which featured not only the complete album, but a five-song live CD, Previously released as Duran Goes Dutch (US promo EP, 1987): • "Notorious" (live) • "Vertigo (Do the Demolition)" (live) • "New Religion" (live) • "Hungry Like the Wolf" (live) • "American Science" (live) ==Personnel==
Personnel
Duran DuranSimon Le Bon – lead vocals • Nick Rhodes – keyboards • John Taylor – bass guitars Additional musiciansWarren Cuccurullo – guitars (tracks: 1–7, 9–12) • Steve Ferrone – drums (tracks: 1–4, 6, 9, 12) • Chester Kamen – guitars (tracks: 2, 3) TechnicalJonathan Elias – co-producer • Daniel Abraham – co-producer and mixer • Ted Jensen – mastering ==Charts==
Charts
Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Certifications==
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