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Turn
Studio album by
Great Big Sea
ReleasedJune 22, 1999 (Canada)
March 7, 2000 (US)
GenreFolk
Length43:55
LabelWarner Music Canada
ProducerSteve Berlin
Great Big Sea chronology
Rant and Roar
(1998) 		Turn
(1999) 		Road Rage
(2000)
Singles from Turn
  1. "Consequence Free"
    Released: June 1999
  2. "Feel It Turn"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Can't Stop Falling"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Turn is the fourth studio album by Canadian folk-rock band Great Big Sea released in June 22, 1999. The album was certified Platinum in Canada on August 9, 1999. By October 2000, the album had sold 133,000 units in Canada and 10,000 in the United States.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Consequence Free"Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, Séan McCann, Darrell Power3:12
2."Feel It Turn"Doyle, McCann3:50
3."Jack Hinks" 3:03
4."Boston and St. John's"Doyle3:47
5."Margarita"McCann3:27
6."Trois Navires De Blé" 4:27
7."Ferryland Sealer" 3:16
8."Can't Stop Falling"Doyle, McCann3:24
9."Demasduit Dream"Hallett3:32
10."Old Brown's Daughter"G.W. Hunt2:41
11."I'm a Rover" 2:53
12."Captain Wedderburn" 3:38
13."Bad as I Am"Hallett, McCann2:53
Total length:43:55

Song information

  • "Consequence Free", "Feel It Turn" and "Can't Stop Falling" have been made into videos and have been released as radio singles.
  • "Demasduit Dream" is based on the life of Demasduwit, one of the last of the Beothuk, the native people of Newfoundland.
  • "Ferryland Sealer" is about the seasonal seal hunting expeditions from the southern Newfoundland community of Ferryland.
  • "Trois navires de blé" is a traditional French folk song associated with the Franco-Newfoundlander community at Port au Port.
  • The lyrics to "Old Brown's Daughter" were written by the famous Johnny Burke, while the original tune was lost, the current music was written by Ron Hynes.
  • "Captain Wedderburn" is an adaptation of the Child Ballad No. 46, Captain Wedderburn's Courtship.

Trivia

  • The 2000 U.S. release on Rhino/Wea featured a different track order; "Can't Stop Falling" and "Demasduit Dream" were switched.
  • The song "Consequence Free" was the theme for the Least I Could Do animated series trailer, a series currently in production

References

  1. ^ Turn at AllMusic
  2. ^ CANADIAN ACT GREAT BIG SEA RECORDS LIFE ON THE ROAD. Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
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