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Gentle Giant (album)

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Gentle Giant
Studio album by
Released27 November 1970
RecordedAugust 1970
StudioTrident Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock
Length37:00
LabelVertigo
ProducerTony Visconti
Gentle Giant chronology
Gentle Giant
(1970)
Acquiring the Taste
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Gentle Giant is the first studio album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970.

Releases

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Since the LP was not originally released in the United States, the cover illustration was instead used for the Three Friends album.

Legacy

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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

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

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Giant"6:24
2."Funny Ways"4:23
3."Alucard"6:01
4."Isn't It Quiet and Cold?"3:53
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Nothing at All"9:08
2."Why Not?"5:31
3."The Queen"1:40

Personnel

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Musicians

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Additional musicians

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

Production

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Eder, Bruce (2011). "Gentle Giant – Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ "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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