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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
All songs written and composed by Lawrence Gowan.
- "Moonlight Desires" – 4:13
- "Awake the Giant" – 4:04
- "Living in the Golden Age" – 5:31
- "Dedication" – 4:51
- "Human Drama" – 4:46
- "Forever One" – 4:14
- "One Brief Shining Moment" – 4:42
- "60 Second Nightmare" – 4:27
- "Great Dirty World" – 4:51
Bonus Tracks – 2012 remastered edition
- Forever One (Piano Version)
- One Brief Shining Moment (Piano Version)
- Great Dirty World (Piano Version)
Personnel
- 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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Chart (1985)
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Peakposition
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| "Moonlight Desires"
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Canada
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10
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| "Awake the Giant"
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36
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| "Living in the Golden Age"
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78
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