Turn (Great Big Sea album)

Turn is an album by Great Big Sea released in June 1999.

Track listing

1. "Consequence Free" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:12
2. "Feel it Turn" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann) 3:50
3. "Jack Hinks" (Traditional) 3:03
4. "Boston and St. John's" (Alan Doyle) 3:47
5. "Margarita" (Séan McCann) 3:27
6. "Trois navires de blé" (Traditional) 4:27
7. "Ferryland Sealer" (Traditional) 3:16
8. "Can't Stop Falling" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann) 3:24
9. "Demasduit Dream" (Bob Hallett) 3:32
10. "Old Brown's Daughter" (Traditional) 2:41
11. "I'm a Rover" (Traditional) 2:53
12. "Captain Wedderburn" (Traditional) 3:38
13. "Bad As I Am" (Bob Hallett, Séan McCann) 2:53

Song information

• "Consequence Free", "Feel It Turn" 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.
• "Trois navires de blé" is a traditional French folk song associated with the Franco-Newfoundlander community at Port au Port.
• 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.

Trivia

• The 2000 U.S. release on Rhino/Wea featured a different track order; "Can't Stop Falling" and "Demasduit Dream" were switched.
• The song "Consequence Free" was the theme for the Least I Could Do animated series trailer, a series currently in production

External links

• Turn page at the Official GBS Website