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Under the Big Black Sun is the third studio album by American rock band X , and their major-label debut. It was released on Elektra Records in July 1982 and reissued on Rhino Records in 2001 with bonus tracks. It was re-released in its original format by Fat Possum Records in 2018.
The cover art illustration was drawn by Alfred Harris.[ 7]
All tracks written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka except where noted.
"The Hungry Wolf" – 3:45
"Motel Room in My Bed" – 2:32
"Riding with Mary" – 3:40
"Come Back to Me" – 3:43
"Under the Big Black Sun" – 3:23
"Because I Do" – 2:21
"Blue Spark" – 2:06
"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Al Dubin , Joe Burke ) – 2:20
"Real Child of Hell" – 2:59
"How I (Learned My Lesson)" – 2:12
"The Have Nots" – 4:44
Bonus tracks (2001 reissue)
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"Riding with Mary" (Single Version) – 3:12
"X Rewrites 'El Paso'" (Rehearsal)/"Because I Do" (TV Mix/Instrumental) (Marty Robbins , Cervenka, Doe) – 2:56
"Universal Corner" (Live) – 4:08
"Breathless " (Single Mix) (Otis Blackwell ) – 2:20
"How I (Learned My Lesson)" (Live) – 2:20
Sales chart performance for Under the Big Black Sun
Chart
Peak
Date
Duration
Billboard Pop Albums[ 8]
76
August 20, 1982
15 weeks
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^ Puterbaugh, Parke (August 16, 1982). "X: Under the Big Black Sun " . Rolling Stone . No. 376. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2006 .
^ Sisario, Ben (2004). "X". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster . pp. 889–90 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Pouncey, Edwin (3 July 1982). "Emotional slaughter". Sounds . p. 33.
^ Christgau, Robert (August 10, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . Retrieved April 4, 2006 .
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^ "X" . Billboard . Retrieved April 30, 2020 .