Song · Shriekback
“This Big Hush” by Shriekback
From the album Oil and Gold (1985)
“This Big Hush” by Shriekback appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1985 on the album Oil and Gold. Its best result is #1803 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,983 alternative song of all time.
"This Big Hush" comes from Oil and Gold, the fourth Shriekback album, released in 1985 on Arista in Britain and Island in the US, the record where the English band began trading its funk-flavored new wave for something darker and more demanding, and the one widely held up as its creative peak. The writing credit is split four ways between Dave Allen, Barry Andrews, Martyn Barker and Carl Marsh, and Andrews produced it.
The credits are a treat: Allen on bass, Andrews on keyboards, Barker, newly added for this album, on bongos and synthesizer, and Hans Zimmer, whose name is mostly tied to film music, on shakers. It was a turning point for the band, too. Marsh left once the recording was done, and Andrews took over as the main singer on the records that followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1803 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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