Gentle Giant (album)
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| Gentle Giant | |||||
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| Image:Gentlegiantcover.jpg | |||||
| Studio album by Gentle Giant | |||||
| Released | November 27, 1970 (UK only) | ||||
| Recorded | August 1970, Trident Studios | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 36:53 | ||||
| Label | Vertigo | ||||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | ||||
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Gentle Giant was the first album of British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970.
[edit] Track listing
- Giant (D Shulman, P Shulman, R Shulman & K Minnear) – 6:22
- Funny Ways (D Shulman, R Shulman & K Minnear) – 4:21
- Alucard (D Shulman, P Shulman, R Shulman & K Minnear) – 6:00
- Isn't It Quiet And Cold? (K Minnear) – 3:51
- Nothing At All (D Shulman, R Shulman & Minnear) – 9:08
- Why Not (K Minnear) – 5:31
- The Queen (Trad Arr. D Shulman, P Shulman, R Shulman & K Minnear) – 1:40
[edit] Personnel
- Gary Green - lead guitar, 12 string guitar
- Kerry Minnear - keyboard, some bass, cello, synthesizer, lead vocals, backing vocals, some tuned percussion
- Derek Shulman - lead vocals, backing vocals, some bass
- Phil Shulman - sax, trumpet, recorder, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Ray Shulman - most bass, violin, some guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Martin Smith - drums, percussion
Additional Musicians:
- Paul Cosh (tenor horn) on "Giant"
- Claire Deniz (cello) on "Isn't It Quiet And Cold?"
| Gentle Giant |
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| Derek Shulman | Ray Shulman | Gary Green | Kerry Minnear | John Weathers |
| Phil Shulman | Martin Smith | Malcolm Mortimore |
| Discography |
| Main Albums: Gentle Giant | Acquiring the Taste | Three Friends | Octopus | In a Glass House | The Power and the Glory | Free Hand | Interview | Playing the Fool | The Missing Piece | Giant for a Day | Civilian |
| Other Releases: In Concert-BBC Radio 1 | Out of the Woods | Under Construction | Scraping the Barrel | Giant on the Box | GG at the GG |
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