Big Harvest took two months to record. It involved several high-profile artists including Hamiltonian Bill Dillon and David Rhodes (Peter Gabriel) on guitars. Larry Klein played bass. Brenda Russell, also of Hamilton, sang background vocals, as did Joni Mitchell. Other collaborators included Indian violinist L. Subramaniam. "Hard Sun" was released as the lead-off single from the album, with a stripped-down acoustic version of the song on the record's B-side.
"Hard Sun" was a top 10 hit in Canada, peaking at #10 in September, 1989; however, the follow-up single "Save For The Memory" stalled at #67. Furthermore, none of Indio's material charted in the US, and Big Harvest did not sell up to the record company's expectations. Peterson was subsequently dropped from his label and left the business. He remains a reclusive figure to this day.
In 2007, Indio issued a new song, entitled "This Way Down", to a small number of fans and friends via email. The song features modern recording techniques including heavily processed vocals, accompanied by an electric guitar.
Big Harvest has become a collectors item, with used copies commanding up to $400 on eBay. On January 27, 2009 Big Harvest was reissued by Pacemaker Entertainment, a Canadian CD reissue label.
The album is, nowadays, often noted for its connotation towards conservation and spirituality through nature. The singer said that his eye for nature and conservation came from working on his grandfather's tobacco farm in Canada as a child.
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