Gentle Giant (album)

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Gentle Giant
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Studio album by
Released27 November 1970 [1]
RecordedAugust 1970
Studio Trident Studios, London
Genre Progressive rock
Length37:00
Label Vertigo
Producer Tony Visconti
Gentle Giant chronology
Gentle Giant
(1970)
Acquiring the Taste
(1971)
Professional ratings
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Gentle Giant is the first studio album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970.

Contents

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.

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

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.