Turn (Great Big Sea album)

Turn
Studio album by Great Big Sea
Released June 22, 1999 (Canada)
March 7, 2000 (US)
Genre Folk
Length 43:55
Label Warner Music Canada
Producer Steve Berlin
Great Big Sea chronology
Rant and Roar
(1998)Rant and Roar1998		 Turn
(1999)		 Road Rage
(2000)Road Rage2000
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
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Allmusic[1]

Turn is the fourth studio album by Canadian folk-rock band Great Big Sea released in June 22, 1999.

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
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