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| Released | June 22, 1999 (Canada) March 7, 2000 (US) | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 43:55 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Canada | |||
| Producer | Steve Berlin | |||
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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. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage. The band was very successful in Canada, with eleven of their albums being certified Gold in the country, including four being certified Platinum and two achieving multi-platinum certifications. Between 1996 and 2016, Great Big Sea was the sixteenth best-selling Canadian artist in Canada and the sixth best-selling Canadian band in Canada.
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Celtic music is primarily associated with the folk traditions of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany and Wales, as well as the popular styles derived from folk culture. In addition, a number of other areas of the world are known for the use of Celtic musical styles and techniques, including Newfoundland, and much of the folk music of Canada's Maritimes, especially on Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island.
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