''Great Dirty World'' is the third studio album by Canadian musician

Lawrence Gowan Lawrence Henry Gowan (born 22 November 1956) is a Scottish born Canadian singer and keyboardist. He was born in Glasgow and raised in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. Gowan has been both a solo artist and lead vocalist and keyboard ...

, originally released in 1987. The album reached multi-platinum status in Canada 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". The album went on to reach #4 in the Canadian charts, surpassing ''

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'', 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.

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

– vocals, piano, keyboards * J. Peter Robinson – keyboards, B3 organ, bass synth, string synth * Gene Black – guitar *

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– bass guitar *

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– bass guitar * Terry Gowan – Chapman stick * Rob Brill – drums, percussion *

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– drums * Brandon Fields – saxophone * Deborah Silver –

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* 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

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Singles

References

{{Authority control 1987 albums Columbia Records albums Lawrence Gowan albums Albums produced by David Tickle