Free Hand

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Free Hand
Studio album by Gentle Giant
Released	August 1975 (UK), July 1975 (US)
Recorded	April 1975, Advision Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	36:38
Label	Chrysalis, Capitol
Producer	Gentle Giant
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Piero Scaruffi link Progressive World link Sea of Tranquility link
Gentle Giant chronology
The Power and the Glory (1974) Free Hand (1975) Interview (1976)

Free Hand is an album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant which was released in 1975. It also marked their first album under their new label, Chrysalis Records in the U.K. It was their highest-charting album in the U.S. and the only one to crack the Top 50 on the Billboard album charts.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Just The Same" – 5:34
2. "On Reflection" – 5:41
3. "Free Hand" – 6:14
4. "Time To Kill" – 5:08
5. "His Last Voyage" – 6:27
6. "Talybont" – 2:43
7. "Mobile" – 5:05
8. "Just The Same (Live)" - 4:50 (on the 35th anniversary CD edition)

[edit] Personnel

• Gary Green - Guitar
• Kerry Minnear - Keyboards, Synthesizer
• Derek Shulman - Vocals
• Ray Shulman - Bass
• John Weathers - Drums

All songs composed by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman and Ray Shulman. There are no instrument credits listed on the album.

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