Great Dirty World

Great Dirty World
Studio album by Gowan
Released 1987
Recorded 1987 at Producers Studios; Los Angeles, California
Genre pop, soft rock
Length 41:39
Label Columbia Records
Producer David 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
Professional ratings
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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.

Despite the album's success, Great Dirty World did not have an American release.

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

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