The Outfield's brisk pop sound gave them five Top 40 singles within the span of five years.
Their sound is comprised of remnants of classic rock which is soothed by the fluidness of Tony Lewis' voice, and a front-line guitar attack driven by John Spinks.
Big Innings is a generous, 16-track compilation made up of the Outfield's hits as well as their unreleased and B-side material, offering a delightful roam through their short-lived stint.
With "Your Love," "All the Love in the World," and "Voices of Babylon" representing some of their greatest chart successes, the rest of the collection still houses many other pleasing contributions.
The effectively encumbered guitar charge of "Since You've Been Gone" from 1987's Bangin' stands out, as does the sheer charm of "For You" off of 1990's Diamond Days.
Although acoustic tracks such as "Alone With You" and "Through the Years" appear in mono, they are welcomed just the same.
The disappointing Rockeye album contributes its two best efforts in "Closer to Me" and "Winning It All," while "One Hot Country" from the If Looks Could Kill soundtrack is the set's weakest contribution, sounding glitzy and overly effusive even for the '90s.
Still, with only one or two feeble tracks, Big Innings is a more-than-sufficient hits package.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voices of BabylonJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | For YouJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Your LoveJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | It Should Have Been MeJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | Say It Isn't SoJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Winning It AllJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Everytime You CryJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Through the YearsJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| 9 | The Night Ain't OverJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Closer to MeJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Somewhere in America '89John Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | My ParadiseJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | All the LoveJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 14 | Alone with YouJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| 15 | Since You've Been GoneJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 16 | One Hot CountryJohn Spinks | The Outfield | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 60 mins | 139 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 371 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Athens | Digital Remastering |
| 2 | Hope Chasin | Packaging Manager |
| 3 | Rick Chertoff | Executive Producer |
| 4 | Josh Cheuse | Art Direction |
| 5 | Davies | Photography |
| 6 | Bruce Dickinson | Compilation Producer |
| 7 | Nigel Green | Mixing |
| 8 | David Kahne | Producer |
| 9 | David Kent | Co-Coordinator |
| 10 | David Leonard | Mixing, Producer |
| 11 | The Outfield | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Chip Simons | Photography |
| 13 | Jessica Sowin | Product Manager |
| 14 | John Spinks | Composer, Producer |
| 15 | Starr | Photography |
| 16 | William Wittman | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |