Gentle Giant (album)
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 November 1970[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1970 | |||
| Studio | Trident Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Gentle Giant is the debut album by the British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970.
Releases
Since the LP was not originally released in the United States, the cover illustration was instead used for the Three Friends album.
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.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman, and Ray Shulman.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Giant" | D. Shulman | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Funny Ways" |
| 4:23 |
| 3. | "Alucard" | Ensemble | 6:01 |
| 4. | "Isn't It Quiet and Cold?" | P. Shulman | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Nothing at All" |
| 9:08 |
| 6. | "Why Not?" |
| 5:31 |
| 7. | "The Queen" | (instrumental) | 1:40 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Gary Green – lead guitar, 12 string guitar (2, 4 & 5), backing vocals
- Kerry Minnear – Hammond organ (1–3 & 5–7), Minimoog (3, 5 & 7), Mellotron (1, 3, 6 & 7), electric (5), acoustic (2 & 5) and honky-tonk (4) piano, tympani (tracks 1 & 3), xylophone (4), cello (2), bass guitar (2), backing and lead (3 & 6) vocals
- Derek Shulman – lead (1–3, 5 & 6) and backing vocals, bass (4)
- Phil Shulman – trumpet (1–3 & 7), alto (3) and tenor (5 & 6) saxophones, descant (6), treble (6) and tenor (6) recorder, backing and lead (2–5) vocals
- Ray Shulman – bass guitar (1–3 & 5–7), electric (5–7) and acoustic (5) guitar, violin (1), violins (2 & 4), triangle (2), backing vocals
- Martin Smith – drums (tracks 1–3 & 5–7), brushed snare drum (track 4)
Additional musicians
- Paul Cosh – tenor horn (1)
- Claire Deniz – cello (4)
Production
- Roy Baker – recording engineer
- George Underwood – cover artist
- Tony Visconti – producer
Charts
References
- ^ "Gentle Giant Tour History - Part One: The Early Days".
- ^ Eder, Bruce (2011). "Gentle Giant – Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 19/2024)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 424.
