Gentle Giant (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Gentle Giant
Type = Album
Artist = Gentle Giant


Released = (UK only release)
Recorded = August 1970, Trident Studios
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 36:53
Label = Vertigo
Producer = Tony Visconti
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:87d6vwxva9ek link]
*Sea of Tranquility rating|3|5 [http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=5188 link]
Last album =
This album = "Gentle Giant"
(1970)
Next album = "Acquiring the Taste"
(1971)

"Gentle Giant" was the first album of British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970.

Track listing

# Giant (D Shulman, P Shulman, R Shulman & K Minnear) – 6:22
# Funny Ways (D Shulman, R Shulman & K Minnear) – 4:21
# Alucard (D Shulman, P Shulman, R Shulman & K Minnear) – 6:00
# Isn't It Quiet And Cold? (K Minnear) – 3:51
# Nothing At All (D Shulman, R Shulman & Minnear) – 9:08
# Why Not? (K Minnear) – 5:31
# The Queen (Trad Arr. D Shulman, P Shulman, R Shulman & K Minnear) – 1:40

Personnel

*Gary Green - lead guitar, 12 string guitar

*Kerry Minnear - keyboard, some bass, cello, synthesizer, lead vocals, backing vocals, some tuned percussion

*Derek Shulman - lead vocals, backing vocals, some bass

*Phil Shulman - sax, trumpet, recorder, lead vocals, backing vocals

*Ray Shulman - most bass, violin, some guitar, percussion, backing vocals

*Martin Smith - drums, percussion

Additional Musicians:
* Paul Cosh (tenor horn) on "Giant"
* Claire Deniz (cello) on "Isn't It Quiet And Cold?"