Gentle Giant (album)
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| Studio album by Gentle Giant | ||||
| Released | November 27, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | August 1970, Trident Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
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Gentle Giant was the first album of British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman, and Ray Shulman, except where noted.
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Lead Vocals | Length |
| 1. | "Giant" | Derek Shulman | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Funny Ways" | Phil and Derek Shulman | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Alucard" | Phil Shulman, Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear | 6:01 |
| 4. | "Isn't it Quiet and Cold?" | Phil Shulman | 3:53 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Lead Vocals | Length |
| 1. | "Nothing at All" | Phil and Derek Shulman | 9:08 |
| 2. | "Why Not?" | Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear | 5:31 |
| 3. | "The Queen" (P. Shulman, R. Shulman, Minnear) | (instrumental) | 1:40 |
Personnel
- Gary Green – Lead guitar, 12 string guitar (2, 4), backing vocals
- Kerry Minnear – Hammond organ (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), Minimoog (3, 5, 7), Mellotron (1, 6), electric (3), acoustic (2, 5) and honky-tonk (4) piano, tympani (tracks 1, 3), xylophone (4), vibraphone (3), cellos (2), bass (2), backing and lead (3, 6) vocals
- Derek Shulman – Lead (1, 2, 3, 5, 6) and backing vocals, bass (4)
- Phil Shulman – Trumpet (1, 2, 3, 6, 7), alto (3) and tenor (5) saxophones, descant (6), treble (6) and tenor (6) recorder, backing and lead (2, 3, 4, 5) vocals
- Ray Shulman - Bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), electric (5, 6, 7) and acoustic (5) guitar, violins (2, 4), triangle (2), backing vocals
- Martin Smith – drums (tracks 1,2, 3, 5, 6,7), brushed snare drum (track 4)
Additional Musicians:
- Paul Cosh – Tenor horn (1)
- Claire Deniz – Cello (4)
Notes
"Alucard" is Dracula, spelled backwards.
Production
- Roy Baker - Recording Engineer
- George Underwood - Cover Artist
- Tony Visconti - Producer
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 sampled "Funny Ways" on "Strange Ways" from their album Madvillainy, which was subsequently featured in an episode of the television show The Boondocks.
References
- ↑ Eder, Bruce (2011). "Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
External links
- "Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- "Gentle Giant (album) - The Gentle Giant Home Page". www.blazemonger.com. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- "GENTLE GIANT Gentle Giant music reviews and MP3". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
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