Civilian (album)

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Civilian

Studio album by Gentle Giant
Released	1980
Recorded	August–November 1979
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	?
Label	Chrysalis
Producer(s)	Gentle Giant
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Gentle Giant chronology
Giant For A Day (1978)	Civilian (1980)

Civilian is an album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant which was released in 1980. At this point a near total change of style was in evidence with only a trace of the original verve present. The band lasted only a short time after this outing. This album also marks the return to Columbia Records (the first album on this famous label since the 1973 release Octopus) in the U.S. and Canada. It was cut in the L.A. suburb of Van Nuys in 1979 with former Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick.

[edit] Track listing

"Convenience (Clean And Easy)" – 3:14
"All Through The Night" – 4:20
"Shadows On The Street" – 3:18
"Number One" – 4:39
"Underground" – 3:48
"I Am A Camera" – 3:33
"Inside Out" – 5:51
"It's Not Imagination" – 3:59
"Heroes No More" – 4:25 #*Bonus track - available on later re-release (from 'One Way')

[edit] Personnel

Gary Green - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar
Kerry Minnear - keyboards, vocals
Derek Shulman - vocals, alto sax
Ray Shulman - bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
John Weathers - drums, percussion, backing vocals

All Words & Music by D Shulman, R Shulman, G Green, K Minnear & J Weathers

[edit] Release Details

1980, UK, Chrysalis Records CHR-?, Release Date ? ? 1980, LP
1980, USA, Columbia Records SW-?, Release Date ? ? 1980, LP
1994, UK, Terrapin Trucking TRUCKCD008, Release Date ? July 1994, CD (Re-Master)
1997, USA, One Way CD 28591, Release Date 28 October 1997, CD
1999, UK, Beat Goes On BGOCD435, Release Date 10 March 1999 , CD (2 x CD with Playing the Fool: The Official Live)