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"Big Sky Country"
SinglebyChris Whitley
from the album Living with the Law
A-side"Big Sky Country"
B-side"Phone Call from Leavenworth"
"Kick the Stones"
Released1991 (US)
1992 (EU)
RecordedKingsway Studio, New Orleans, LA, USA
GenreRock
Length4:21 (single edit)
4:45 (album)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Chris Whitley
Producer(s)Malcolm Burn
Chris Whitley singles chronology
"Living with the Law" "Big Sky Country" "Poison Girl"

"Big Sky Country" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It was the second single to be released from his 1991 début album, Living with the Law, and became a hit single in the United States, rising to No. 35 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1991.

Music video

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The music video features Whitley singing and playing his 1931 National Triolian in a variety of indoor and outdoor (Spanish mission / cemetery, midway, and American desert) environments.[1] Parts of the video were filmed in stop motion animation. Bassist Alan Gevaert and a drummer appear in some scenes.

Cover versions

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John Mayer has covered the song live.[2]

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for "Big Sky Country"
Chart (1991-1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 125
USBillboard (Mainstream Rock Tracks) 35

References

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  • ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing January 20, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Sky_Country_(song)&oldid=1210827744"

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