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 album by 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.

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.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

Musicians

Additional musicians

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

Production

References

  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.
  • The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 424.
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