Great Dirty World

Great Dirty World
Studio album by Gowan
Released 1987
Recorded 1987
Studio Producers Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Pop, soft rock
Length 41:39
Label Columbia
Producer David Tickle
Gowan chronology
Strange Animal
(1985)Strange Animal1985		 Great Dirty World
(1987)		 Lost Brotherhood
(1990)Lost Brotherhood1990
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
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.

Track listings

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

Personnel

Singles

Name Chart (1985) Peakposition
"Moonlight Desires" Canada 10
"Awake the Giant" 36
"Living in the Golden Age" 78

References

  1. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/c47206
  2. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/c43011ca
  3. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/c43020
  4. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/great-dirty-world-mw0000364090
  5. ↑ http://www.gowan.org/biography.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/great-dirty-world-mw0000364090
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