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1999 studio album by Great Big Sea
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Turn is the fourth studio album by
Canadian
folk-rock band
Great Big Sea released on June 22, 1999. The album was certified Platinum in Canada on August 9, 1999. By October 2000, the album had sold 133,000 units in Canada and 10,000 in the United States.
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
Consequence Free " Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, Séan McCann, Darrell Power 3:12 2. "Feel It Turn" Doyle, McCann 3:50 3. "Jack Hinks" 3:03 4. "Boston and St. John's" Doyle 3:47 5. "Margarita" McCann 3:27 6. "Trois Navires De Blé" 4:27 7. "Ferryland Sealer" 3:16 8. "Can't Stop Falling" Doyle, McCann 3:24 9. "Demasduit Dream" Hallett 3:32 10. "
Old Brown's Daughter " G.W. Hunt 2:41 11. "I'm a Rover" 2:53 12. "
Captain Wedderburn " 3:38 13. "Bad as I Am" Hallett, McCann 2:53 Total length: 43:55
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
Demasduit , 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 No. 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
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