XX (Great Big Sea album)


XX is a compilation by Great Big Sea to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. It is the group's final album to date, as well as their last recording to feature Séan McCann. It was released as a two-disc CD album, and also in a Deluxe Edition which includes a third CD plus a DVD with an hour-long documentary "Meet Great Big Sea" and other goodies.
The XX Tour was a comprehensive tour which accompanied the release of this album, playing 38 shows across North America and featuring music from almost all previous Great Big Sea records. This tour began on March 5, 2013 with a show at The Grove in Anaheim, California, and concluded a few minutes after midnight on January 1, 2014, after a final New Year's Day concert at Casino New Brunswick in Moncton. Following the XX Tour, Séan McCann officially withdrew from the band.

Disc 1 – ''The Pop Songs''

Track listing

  1. "Born to Believe" – 3:45
  2. "What Are You At" – 3:10
  3. "Run Runaway" – 2:50
  4. "Goin' Up" – 3:11
  5. "When I'm Up " – 3:23
  6. "Ordinary Day" – 3:09
  7. "How Did We Get From Saying 'I Love You'" – 3:47
  8. "Consequence Free" – 3:14
  9. "Feel It Turn" – 3:47
  10. "Boston and St. John's" – 3:47
  11. "Sea of No Cares" – 3:41
  12. "Clearest Indication" – 4:12
  13. "When I Am King" – 2:31
  14. "Something Beautiful" – 3:47
  15. "Love Me Tonight" – 4:12
  16. "Walk On The Moon" – 3:35
  17. "Live This Life" – 4:39
  18. "Nothing But A Song" – 3:02
  19. "Long Life " – 3:11
  20. "Let My Love Open the Door" – 4:16

    Disc 2 – ''The Folk Songs''

Track listing

  1. "Heart of Hearts" – 4:09
  2. "Great Big Sea / Gone By The Board" – 3:36
  3. "Donkey Riding" – 2:22
  4. "A Boat Like Gideon Brown" – 2:54
  5. "Dancing With Mrs. White" – 2:06
  6. "General Taylor" – 2:55
  7. "Come And I Will Sing You" – 3:43
  8. "Ferryland Sealer" – 3:17
  9. "Lukey" – 3:23
  10. "Captain Wedderburn" – 3:37
  11. "Captain Kidd" – 2:50
  12. "Le Bon Vin" – 3:08
  13. "England " – 4:45
  14. "Old Black Rum" – 2:29
  15. "The Night Pat Murphy Died" – 3:00
  16. "River Driver" – 3:03
  17. "Mari-Mac" – 2:33
  18. "Excursion Around The Bay" – 2:28
  19. "Josephine The Baker" – 4:35
  20. "Good People" – 2:34

    Disc 3 – ''Rogue Waves'' (only with Deluxe Box Set)

Track listing

  1. "Republican Song" – 3:18
  2. "Get in the Van" – 2:35
  3. "Countryside" – 3:15
  4. "Father's Eye" – 3:33
  5. "Little Beggarman" – 5:18
  6. "Long Life " – 2:57
  7. "You Only Get So Many Summers" – 3:25
  8. "Widow in the Window" – 4:18
  9. "The Ladder" – 3:45
  10. "Something Beautiful" – 3:39
  11. "Rough Atlantic Sea" – 2:27
  12. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" – 3:04
  13. "Silver Linings" – 3:29
  14. "Say You Will" – 3:32
  15. "Nothing But a Song" – 3:41
  16. "Play the Game" – 1:51
  17. "I Don't Feel Like Losing" – 2:48
  18. "Here Comes My Baby" – 2:59
  19. "Clearest Indication" – 3:31
  20. "Parade" – 4:31

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