Turn (album)

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Turn
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 1 Track listing 2 Song information 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Consequence Free"
2. "Feel it Turn"
3. "Jack Hinks"
4. "Demasduit Dream"
5. "Boston and St. John's"
6. "Marguerita"
7. "Trois Navires de Blé"
8. "Ferryland Sealer"
9. "Can't Stop Falling"
10. "Old Brown's Daughter"
11. "I'm a Rover"
12. "Captain Wedderburn"
13. "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.

[edit] External links

• Turn page at the Official GBS Website