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Thud is the first studio album by the rock artist Kevin Gilbert. It was released in 1995. The album was his last release before his accidental death in 1996.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kevin Gilbert, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When You Give Your Love to Me" | Bottrell, Gilbert | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Goodness Gracious" | 4:08 | |
| 3. | "Joytown" | Bottrell, Gilbert, MacLeod, Schwartz | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Waiting" | 5:05 | |
| 5. | "Tea for One" | 5:49 | |
| 6. | "Shadow Self" | 7:05 | |
| 7. | "The Tears of Audrey" | 4:47 | |
| 8. | "Shrug (Because of Me and You)" | Bottrell, Gilbert, MacLeod, Schwartz | 3:54 |
| 9. | "All Fall Down" | 5:35 | |
| 10. | "Song for a Dead Friend" | 5:56 |
Some distributions of the album were also co-packaged with a bonus CD entitled "Kashmir & Thud EP" including five additional tracks:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kashmir" | Bonham, Page, Plant | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Goodness Gracious (thud version)" | 4:09 | |
| 3. | "Waiting (the other version)" | 4:44 | |
| 4. | "Joytown (recorded live and acoustic for Westwood One Radio)" | Bottrell, Gilbert, MacLeod, Schwartz | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Shadow Self (alternate version)" | 6:47 |
Personnel
- Kevin Gilbert - vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass, drums (5, 7), cello
- Bill Bottrell - backing vocals, guitar (3), pedal steel guitar (7)
- Brian MacLeod - drums, percussion
- Dan Schwartz - bass (1, 3, 7, 8)
- Robert Ferris - backing vocals (4, 6)
- Skip Waring, Toby Holmes, Jay Mueller and Bruce Friedman - brass section (9)
- Lyle Workman - electric guitar (2)
Additional personnel for Kashmir & Thud EP include:
- Kevin Gilbert - vocals, guitars, bass, mic feedback (3), foot tambourine (4), arrangements (1)
- Corky James - guitars (1), arrangements (1)
- Dave Kerzner - mellotron (3), orchestron (1)
- Nick D'Virgilio - drums (3), percussion (4)
- Russ Parrish - guitars (3), bass (4)
- Satnam Ramgotra - tabla (1)
- T.A. Ronn - dobro (4)
- Toss Panos - drums (1)
Trivia
- The photography used as the front cover of Thud was taken by famous German surrealist photographer Herbert List.
- Two of the songs on Thud, namely "All Fall Down" and "Shrug (Because of Me and You)", were originally recorded by Giraffe and have been reworked by Kevin for this release.
- The original title of "Shadow Self" was "Late for Dinner" which still appears on the Thud promo release.
References
- ^ Demalon, Tom. "Thud - Kevin Gilbert". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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