1987 studio album by Gowan
Great Dirty World Released 1987 Recorded 1987 Studio Producers Studios, Los Angeles, California Genre Pop, soft rock Length 41 :39 Label Columbia Producer David Tickle
"Moonlight Desires[1] " Released: March 1987
"Awake The Giant[2] " Released: June 1987
"Living in the Golden Age[3] " Released: 1987
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 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
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
Name
Chart (1985)
Peakposition
"Moonlight Desires"
Canada
10
"Awake the Giant"
36
"Living in the Golden Age"
78
References
^ "Gowan - Moonlight Desires".
^ "Gowan - Awake the Giant".
^ "Gowan - Living in the Golden Age".
^ "Great Dirty World - Gowan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
^ "Lawrence Gowan". Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2015 .
^ "Great Dirty World - Gowan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
^ "Gowan – Great Dirty World". Discogs .