Great Dirty World

Great Dirty World
Studio album by
Gowan
Released1987
Recorded1987
StudioProducers Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenrePop, soft rock
Length41:39
LabelColumbia
ProducerDavid 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
2012 remastered cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

  1. ^ "Gowan - Moonlight Desires".
  2. ^ "Gowan - Awake the Giant".
  3. ^ "Gowan - Living in the Golden Age".
  4. ^ "Great Dirty World - Gowan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Lawrence Gowan". Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Great Dirty World - Gowan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Gowan – Great Dirty World". Discogs.