Great Dirty World is the third studio album by Canadian musician Lawrence Gowan, originally released in 1987. The album reached multi-platinum status in Canada[5] and spawned the singles, "Moonlight Desires," "Awake the Giant," and "Living in the Golden Age". Jon Anderson of Yes contributed backing vocals to "Moonlight Desires".[6] The album went on to reach #4 in the Canadian charts, surpassing Strange Animal, Gowan's previous album. The album was remastered in 2012, which added new artwork and three re-recorded bonus tracks which were originally from this album.[7]
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Producers Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Pop, soft rock | |||
| Length | 41:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Tickle | |||
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| Singles from Great Dirty World | ||||
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| 2012 remastered cover | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Track listings
editAll songs written and composed by Lawrence Gowan.
- "Moonlight Desires" – 4:13
- "Awake the Giant" – 4:04
- "Living in the Golden Age" – 5:31
- "Dedication" – 4:51
- "Human Drama" – 4:46
- "Forever One" – 4:14
- "One Brief Shining Moment" – 4:42
- "60 Second Nightmare" – 4:27
- "Great Dirty World" – 4:51
Bonus Tracks – 2012 remastered edition
edit- Forever One (Piano Version)
- One Brief Shining Moment (Piano Version)
- Great Dirty World (Piano Version)
Personnel
edit- Lawrence Gowan – vocals, piano, keyboards
- J. Peter Robinson – keyboards, B3 organ, bass synth, string synth
- Gene Black – guitar
- Tony Levin – bass guitar
- Will Lee – bass guitar
- Terry Gowan – Chapman stick
- Rob Brill – drums, percussion
- Nigel Olsson – drums
- Brandon Fields – saxophone
- Deborah Silver – background vocals
- Kaz Silver-Lee – background vocals
- Jon Anderson – special guest vocalist on "Moonlight Desires"
- The San Fernando Valley Men's Choir and Choral Singers – choir (arranged and conducted by Bob Ezrin)
Singles
edit| Name | Chart (1985) | Peakposition |
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| "Moonlight Desires" | Canada | 10 |
| "Awake the Giant" | 36 | |
| "Living in the Golden Age" | 78 |
References
edit- ^ "Gowan - Moonlight Desires".
- ^ "Gowan - Awake the Giant".
- ^ "Gowan - Living in the Golden Age".
- ^ "Great Dirty World - Gowan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Lawrence Gowan". Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Great Dirty World - Gowan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Gowan – Great Dirty World". Discogs.