Giant for a Day

Studio album by Gentle Giant

Released

September 11, 1978

Recorded

April – May 1978, Ramport Studios, Battersea, England

Genre

Rock, Hard rock

Length

34:59

Label

Chrysalis (UK)
Capitol (U.S.)

Producer

Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant chronology

The Missing Piece
(1977)

Giant for a Day
(1978)

Civilian
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Piero Scaruffi	(4/10)^[2]
Rolling Stone	(unfavourable) ^[3]
Sea of Tranquility	^[4]

Giant for a Day is an album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant which was released in 1978. The band's facility for counterpoint and medieval-themed arrangements had largely been abandoned by this stage in their career. Commercial success eluded them, while their original fan base began to grow restless. This album is generally acknowledged as the lowest point in the band's career.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Side One
- 1.2 Side Two
2 Personnel
3 Release details
4 References

Track listing

All songs composed by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman and Ray Shulman except where noted.

Side One

"Words From The Wise" – 4:11
"Thank You" – 4:45
"Giant For A Day" – 3:48
"Spooky Boogie" – 2:52
"Take Me" (D Shulman, & J Weathers) – 3:34

Side Two

"Little Brown Bag" – 3:24
"Friends" (J Weathers) – 1:58
"No Stranger" – 2:28
"It's Only Goodbye" – 4:15
"Rock Climber" – 3:52

Personnel

Gary Green – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, backing vocals
Kerry Minnear – keyboards, bass, backing vocals
Derek Shulman – lead vocals, alto sax
Ray Shulman – bass, backing vocals
John Weathers – drums, backing vocals, percussion, lead vocals on "Friends"

Release details

1978, UK, Chrysalis Records CHR-1186, Release Date 29 September 1978, LP
1978, UK, Chrysalis Records CHR-1186, Release Date ? ? 1978, Cassette
1978, USA, Capitol Records SW-11813, Release Date 11 September 1978, LP
1978, USA, Capitol Records SW-11813, Release Date ? ? 1978, Cassette
1978, Brazil, Chrysalis Records 6307 636, Release Date ? ? 1978, LP
?, USA, Capitol Records SN-16045, Release Date ? ? ?, LP (re-release)
?, USA, Capitol Records 17892, Release Date ? ? ?, CD
1993, UK, Road Goes On Forever RGFCD 1007, Release Date ? ? 1993, CD (with lyric sleeve)
1994, UK, Terrapin Trucking TRUCKCD007, Release Date 18 July 1994, CD (Re-Master)
1996, USA, One Way CD 18470, Release Date 16 March 1996, CD
1999, UK, Beat Goes On BGOCD431, Release Date 16 April 1999 , CD (2 x CD with The Missing Piece)
2005, UK, DRT Entertainment RTE355, Release Date 5 September 2005, CD (35th Anniversary Enhanced Re-Master)

References

^ Little, Patrick (2011 [last update]). "Giant for a Day! - Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r8197. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
^ Scaruffi, Piero (2010 [last update]). "The History of Rock Music. Gentle Giant: biography, discography, reviews, links". scaruffi.com. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol3/gentlegi.html#title. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
^ Bloom, Michael (2011 [last update]). "Gentle Giant: Giant For A Day : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. http://web.archive.org/web/20080316082112/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gentlegiant/albums/album/115696/review/5943732/giant_for_a_day. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
^ Pardo, Pete (2011 [last update]). "Review: 'Gentle Giant: Giant For a Day-35th Anniversary Edition (remaster)' - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!". seaoftranquility.org. http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=4344. Retrieved 26 June 2011.