Three Friends

For the 1913 film, see Three Friends (film).

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Three Friends (1972) is an album by the British progressive rock band Gentle Giant. The group's third album was also their first American release to chart, peaking at #197 on the Billboard 200.

It is Gentle Giant's first concept album, dealing with three childhood friends whose lives take them very different places. It was also their first self-produced album. The two former albums were produced by David Bowie and T Rex producer Tony Visconti.

Gary Green's guitar solo on "Peel the Paint" uses an echoplex belonging to Mike Ratledge that Green's brother Jeff, a roadie with Ratledge's band Soft Machine, had borrowed.

Track listing

1. "Prologue" – 6:13
2. "Schooldays" – 7:37
3. "Working All Day" – 5:12
4. "Peel the Paint" – 7:31
5. "Mister Class and Quality?" – 3:23
6. "Three Friends" – 5:26

All songs written by Gentle Giant (Shulman, Shulman, Shulman, Minnear)

Line Up

• Kerry Minnear - Keyboards, Vibraphone, Percussion, Moog, Vocals.
• Ray Shulman - Basses, Violin, 12 String Guitar, Vocals.
• Gary Green - Guitars, Percussion.
• Derek Shulman - Vocals.
• Malcolm Mortimore - Drums.
• Philip Shulman - Saxes and Vocals.
• Boy's voice on 'Schooldays' - Calvin Shulman

• Engineer - Martin Rushkent
• Produced by 'Gentle Giant'
• Sleeve Design - Rick Breach
• Publisher - Excellency Music

Miscellanea

For the US release of the album, the cover was the same as that of the band's début album Gentle Giant.