Great Dirty World
Studio album by Gowan
Released	1987
Recorded	1987
Studio	Producers Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Pop, soft rock
Length	41:39
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Tickle
Gowan chronology
Strange Animal (1985) Great Dirty World (1987) Lost Brotherhood (1990)
Singles from Great Dirty World
"Moonlight Desires[1]" Released: March 1987 "Awake The Giant[2]" Released: June 1987 "Living in the Golden Age[3]" Released: 1987
2012 remastered cover

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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.

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

Bonus Tracks – 2012 remastered edition

1. Forever One (Piano Version)
2. One Brief Shining Moment (Piano Version)
3. 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