Just a Shadow

"Just a Shadow" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country on their 1984 album Steeltown.[1] It was released as a single on 19 January 1985 and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

"Just a Shadow"
Single by Big Country
from the album Steeltown
Released19 January 1985
Songwriter(s)Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, and Bruce Watson
Big Country singles chronology
""Where the Rose Is Sown"" "Just a Shadow"
(1985)
"Look Away"
(1986)

Critical reception

On its release, Mike Gardiner of Record Mirror was critical of the song, describing it as a "mediocre album track". He wrote, "The soaring guitars sound like their wings have been clipped and the chest the chorus is trying to swell probably has punctured lungs."[3]

References

  1. Bishop, Pete (2 December 1984). "Records - Pat Benatar takes a walk on the mild side". The Pittsburgh Press. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. "Official Charts Company - Big Country - Just a Shadow". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. Gardiner, Mike (12 January 1985). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
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