Gentle Giant (album)

Gentle Giant
Studio album by
Gentle Giant
Released27 November 1970[1]
RecordedAugust 1970
StudiosTrident Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock
Length37:00
LabelVertigo
ProducerTony Visconti
Gentle Giant chronology
Gentle Giant
(1970)		 Acquiring the Taste
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[3]

Gentle Giant is the debut album by the 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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman, and Ray Shulman.

Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Giant"D. Shulman6:24
2."Funny Ways"
  • P. Shulman (verses, chorus)
  • D. Shulman (chorus, bridge)
4:23
3."Alucard"Ensemble6:01
4."Isn't It Quiet and Cold?"P. Shulman3:53
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
5."Nothing at All"
  • P. Shulman (verses, chorus)
  • D. Shulman (verses, chorus, bridge)
9:08
6."Why Not?"
  • D. Shulman (verses, chorus)
  • Minnear (bridge)
5:31
7."The Queen"(instrumental)1:40

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians

  • Paul Cosh – tenor horn (1)
  • Claire Deniz – cello (4)

Production

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Gentle Giant Tour History - Part One: The Early Days".
  2. ↑ Eder, Bruce (2011). "Gentle Giant – Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 19/2024)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  • The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 424.
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