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Great Dirty World
Studio album by
Gowan
Released1987
Recorded1987
StudioProducers Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenrePop, soft rock
Length41:39
LabelColumbia
ProducerDavid Tickle
Gowan chronology
Strange Animal
(1985) 		Great Dirty World
(1987) 		Lost Brotherhood
(1990)
Singles from Great Dirty World
  1. "Moonlight Desires[1]"
    Released: March 1987
  2. "Awake The Giant[2]"
    Released: June 1987
  3. "Living in the Golden Age[3]"
    Released: 1987
2012 remastered cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

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.

  1. "Moonlight Desires" – 4:13
  2. "Awake the Giant" – 4:04
  3. "Living in the Golden Age" – 5:31
  4. "Dedication" – 4:51
  5. "Human Drama" – 4:46
  6. "Forever One" – 4:14
  7. "One Brief Shining Moment" – 4:42
  8. "60 Second Nightmare" – 4:27
  9. "Great Dirty World" – 4:51

Bonus Tracks – 2012 remastered edition

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  1. Forever One (Piano Version)
  2. One Brief Shining Moment (Piano Version)
  3. 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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  1. ^ "Gowan - Moonlight Desires".
  2. ^ "Gowan - Awake the Giant".
  3. ^ "Gowan - Living in the Golden Age".
  4. ^ "Great Dirty World - Gowan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Lawrence Gowan". Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Great Dirty World - Gowan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Gowan – Great Dirty World". Discogs.
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