Turn (album)
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| Turn | ||
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| Studio album by Great Big Sea | ||
| Released | 1999 (Canada) | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | — | |
| Label | Warner Music Canada | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Berlin | |
| Great Big Sea chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rant and Roar (1998) |
Turn (1999) |
Road Rage (2000) |
Turn is an album by Great Big Sea released in 1999.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Consequence Free"
- "Feel it Turn"
- "Jack Hinks"
- "Demasduit Dream"
- "Boston and St. John's"
- "Marguerita"
- "Trois Navires de Blé"
- "Ferryland Sealer"
- "Can't Stop Falling"
- "Old Brown's Daughter"
- "I'm a Rover"
- "Captain Wedderburn"
- "Bad As I Am"
[edit] Song information
- "Consequence Free" and "Can't Stop Falling" have been made into videos and have been released as radio singles.
- "Demasduit Dream" is based on the life of Demasduwit, one of the last of the Beothuk, the native people of Newfoundland.
- "Ferryland Sealer" is about the seasonal seal hunting expeditions from the southern Newfoundland community of Ferryland.
- The lyrics to "Old Brown's Daughter" were written by the famous Johnny Burke, while the original tune was lost, the current music was written by Ron Hynes.
- "Captain Wedderburn" is an adaptation of the Child Ballad #46, Captain Wedderburn's Courtship.
[edit] Trivia
- The 2000 U.S. release on Rhino/Wea featured a different track order. "Can't Stop Falling" was moved up to become the second track, and "Demasduit Dream" was moved down to take it's place.
