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The Crossing (1983) 3:53 ◆ 
King Biscuit Flower Hour #494 (NYC Ritz) (1983) $ 1983-09-10
Westwood 1 #84-08 (Glasgow Locarno 4 July 1983) (1984) £ 1983-07-04
King Biscuit Flower Hour #531 (Barrowlands 1983/84) (1984) £ 1983-12-31 1984-01-01
The Source #84-29 (Austin Opry House 22 March 1984) (1984) $ 1984-03-22
Through A Big Country (The “Great Box”) (The Crossing) (1991) 3:53 ◆ 
Radio 1 Sessions (1994) 4:21 Œ 1983-03-09
In A Big Country (1995) 3:55 ◆ 
The Crossing (UK Remaster) (1996) / (Expanded Edition) (2019) 3:52 ◆ 
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents (1997) 4:25 £ 1983-12-31 1984-01-01
The Crossing + Peace In Our Time (UK remasters) (2CD box) (1997) 3:52 ◆ 
Defrostin’ (2002) 4:41 $ 1984-03-22
The Crossing (US Remaster) (2002) 3:50 ◆ 
Rarities IV (2003) 4:29 (titled “A Thousand Stars”) ◆ 
From The Front Row Live (2004) 5:23 $ 1983-12-09
Rarities VI (2004) 4:02 ❖ 
Wolfgang’s Vault: The Ritz (2007) 4:32 $ 1983-09-10
Wolfgang’s Vault: Roseland Ballroom (2007) 5:32 $ 1983-12-09
The Homecoming (Barrowlands ’83) (2009) 4:25 £ 1983-12-31 1984-01-01
Back In A Big Country (Simfy Live Series) (2010-2011) 5:56, 5:42, 5:39, 5:33 & 5:29 & 2010-12-31 2011-01-02 2011-01-03 2011-01-05 2011-01-06
Fields of Fire (The Ultimate Collection) (2011) 3:54 ◆ 
Dreams Stay With You (London) (2011) 5:32 & 2011-04-15
Dreams Stay With You (Sheffield) (2011) 4:51 & 2011-04-17
Dreams Stay With You (Edinburgh) (2011) 5:37 & 2011-04-21
The Crossing (30th Anniversary Edition) (2012) 3:52 & 4:12 ◆  ◆ 
The Crossing (Deluxe Edition) (2012 & 2013) 3:52, 4:10 & 4:35 ◆  ◆  ◆ (titled “Thousand Stars”)
Crossing The Country (2012 Tour USB Series) (2012) & 2012-02-06 2012-02-07 2012-02-08 2012-02-09 2012-02-11 2012-02-12 2012-02-13 2012-02-15 2012-02-16 2012-02-17 2012-02-18
Live at RAK Studios (2012) 4:24 & 2012-01-13
At The BBC (Disc 1) (2013) 4:21 Œ 1983-03-09
The Best of The BBC Recordings (2013) 4:21 Œ 1983-03-09
5 Classic Albums (The Crossing) (2016) 3:52 ◆ 
Greatest Live Hits (2016) 4:32 & 2011-04-17
Wonderland - The Essential Big Country (2017) (titled ”A Thousand Stars”)3:50 ◆ 
Essential Big Country (2020) (titled ”A Thousand Stars”) 3:51 ◆ 
 
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Live (Barrowlands New Year’s) (VHS, Beta & LD) (1984) £ 1983-12-31 1984-01-01
The Homecoming (Barrowlands ’83) (2009) 4:13 £ 1983-12-31 1984-01-01
Dreams Stay With You (Edinburgh) (2011) 5:18 & 2011-04-21
At The BBC (Disc 4) (2013) 4:20 Œ 1983-03-29
At The BBC (Disc 4) (2013) 4:19 Æ 1984-12-31 1985-01-01
 
Lyrics & Music: Big Country
 
On many editions of ‘The Crossing’, while the tracklisting on the sleeve says ‘1000 Stars’, the label on the vinyl/CD says ‘A Thousand Stars’



Cherry Bombs

‘A Thousand Stars’ is track 14 on disc 3 of the 3CD compilaton ‘Old Grey Whistle Test Cherry Bombs’ (2018) 3:50 ◆ 
◆  Album version
◆  Demo version (John Brandt)
◆  Demo version (Chris Thomas)
( w/ count in)
❖  Demo version (Chris Thomas)
( w/o count in)