Gentle Giant (album)
| Gentle Giant | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 November 1970 | |||
| Recorded | August 1970 | |||
| Studio | Trident Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
| Gentle Giant chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Gentle Giant is the first studio album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970.
Releases
[edit]Since the LP was not originally released in the United States, the cover illustration was instead used for the Three Friends album.
Legacy
[edit]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
[edit]All tracks are written by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman, and Ray Shulman
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Giant" | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Funny Ways" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Alucard" | 6:01 |
| 4. | "Isn't It Quiet and Cold?" | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nothing at All" | 9:08 |
| 2. | "Why Not?" | 5:31 |
| 3. | "The Queen" | 1:40 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- 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, 6 & 7), electric (5), 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 (1-3, 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 (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
[edit]- Paul Cosh – tenor horn (1)
- Claire Deniz – cello (4)
Production
[edit]- Roy Baker – recording engineer
- George Underwood – cover artist
- Tony Visconti – producer
Charts
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- "Gentle Giant – Gentle Giant (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
