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1987 studio album by Gowan
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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]
Track listings
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All 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
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Forever One (Piano Version)
One Brief Shining Moment (Piano Version)
Great Dirty World (Piano Version)
Personnel
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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
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Name
Chart (1985)
Peakposition
"Moonlight Desires"
Canada
10
"Awake the Giant"
36
"Living in the Golden Age"
78
References
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^ "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 .
^ "Great Dirty World - Gowan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic .
^ "Gowan – Great Dirty World" . Discogs .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_Dirty_World&oldid=1177448971 "
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 7 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 3 , a t 1 6 : 4 4 ( U T C ) .
● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
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