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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 not available. It first appeared in the United States and Canada with the same cover as 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" | Derek Shulman | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Funny Ways" | Phil Shulman (verses and chorus), Derek Shulman (chorus and bridge) | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Alucard" | Phil Shulman, Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear | 6:01 |
| 4. | "Isn't It Quiet and Cold?" | Phil Shulman | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nothing at All" | Phil Shulman, Derek Shulman | 9:08 |
| 2. | "Why Not?" | Derek Shulman (verses), Kerry Minnear (bridge) | 5:31 |
| 3. | "The Queen" | (instrumental) | 1:40 |
Personnel
Musicians
- 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, 3, 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, violin (1), 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)
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.
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.