Gentle Giant (album)
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Gentle Giant was the first album of British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970.
Track listing
Side One
- "Giant" (Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman, Phil Shulman) – 6:22
- "Funny Ways" (Minnear, D. Shulman, R. Shulman) – 4:21
- "Alucard" (Minnear, D. Shulman, R. Shulman, P. Shulman) – 6:00
- "Isn't It Quiet And Cold?" (Minnear) – 3:51
Side Two
- "Nothing At All" (Minnear, D. Shulman, R. Shulman) – 9:08
- "Why Not?" (Minnear) – 5:31
- "The Queen" (Trad Arr. Minnear, D Shulman, R Shulman, P. Shulman) – 1:40
Personnel
- Gary Green – lead guitar, 12 string guitar, flute, backing vocals
- Kerry Minnear – keyboard, some bass, cello, synthesizer, lead vocals on tracks 3 and 6, backing vocals, some tuned percussion
- Derek Shulman – lead vocals on all tracks except 4 and 7, backing vocals, some bass
- Phil Shulman – sax, trumpet, recorder, lead vocals on tracks 2 to 5, backing vocals
- Ray Shulman – most bass, violin, some guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Martin Smith – drums, percussion, xylophone
- Leonard Stogel manager
Additional Musicians:
- Paul Cosh – tenor horn on "Giant"
- Claire Deniz – cello on "Isn't It Quiet And Cold?"
Notes
"Alucard" is Dracula, spelled backwards.
Production
Releases
Since the LP was not originally released in North America, the cover illustration was available, and it first appeared in the United States and Canada as the cover of Three Friends.
Legacy
American hip hop duo Madvillain, a group consisting of MF DOOM (MC) and Madlib (producer), sampled "Funny Ways" on "Strange Ways" from their album Madvillainy and was subsequently featured in an episode of the animated television show The Boondocks.
References
- ^ Eder, Bruce (2011 [last update]). "Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r8186. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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