Giant for a Day!

Giant for a Day!
Studio album by Gentle Giant
Released	11 September 1978
Recorded	April–May 1978
Studio	Ramport, London Maison Rouge, Fulham Scorpio Sound, Euston
Genre	Art rock, [1] pop [1]
Length	35:33
Label	Chrysalis (UK) Capitol (US)
Producer	Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant chronology
The Missing Piece (1977) Giant for a Day! (1978) Civilian (1980)
Singles from Giant for a Day!
"Thank You" Released: September 1978 [2] "Words from the Wise" Released: January 1979

Giant for a Day! is the tenth album by the British band Gentle Giant, released in 1978. ^{[3] [4]} The album features a pop rock sensibility, instead of their usual progressive rock sound. The band did not perform live to support this album. ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Philadelphia Daily News	A [1]
Rolling Stone	unfavourable [7]

The Philadelphia Daily News noted that "each piece works well as a distinct pop song." ^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, and Ray Shulman, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Words from the Wise"		4:14
2.	"Thank You"		4:50
3.	"Giant for a Day"		3:49
4.	"Spooky Boogie"		2:55
5.	"Take Me"	Derek Shulman, John Weathers	3:39

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Brown Bag"		3:26
2.	"Friends"	Weathers	2:00
3.	"No Stranger"		2:29
4.	"It's Only Goodbye"		4:19
5.	"Rock Climber"		3:52

Personnel

• Derek Shulman – vocals
• Ray Shulman – bass
• Kerry Minnear – keyboards
• Gary Green – guitars
• John Weathers – drums

References

1. Takiff, Jonathan (4 October 1978). "Words from the Wise Giant". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 30.
2. "The Great Rock Discography". p. 325.
3. Walters, Barry (11 January 2006). "Gentle Giant". The Village Voice. Vol. 51, no. 2. p. C82.
4. Gress, Jesse (August 2012). "10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like". Guitar Player. Vol. 46, no. 8. pp. 88–96, 98, 100.
5. "*** Part Seven **". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
6. Little, Patrick (2011). "Giant for a Day! – Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
7. Bloom, Michael (2011). "Gentle Giant: Giant For A Day : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2011.