Gentle Giant (album)
| Gentle Giant | ||||
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| Released | 27 November 1970 | |||
| Recorded | August 1970 | |||
| Studio | Trident Studios, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Gentle Giant is the first album by 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 | 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" (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 & 6), 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
- Paul Cosh – tenor horn (1)
- Claire Deniz – cello (4)
Production
- Roy Baker – recording engineer
- George Underwood – cover artist
- Tony Visconti – producer
References
- ^ 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.
- The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 424.
External links
- "Gentle Giant – Gentle Giant (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
