In a Glass House

Infobox Album | Name = In a Glass House
Type = Album
Artist = Gentle Giant


Released = (UK only release)
(UK only release)
Recorded = July 1973, Advision Studios, London
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 38:08
Label = Vertigo/WWA
Producer = Gentle Giant
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7zhqoa9abijd link]
* Sea of Tranquility rating|5|5 [http://www.hippy.com/review-405.html link]
* Sputnikmusic rating|5|5 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=5552 link]
Last album = "Octopus"
(1972)
This album = "In a Glass House"
(1973)
Next album = "The Power and the Glory"
(1974)

"In a Glass House" is an album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1973. One of Gentle Giant's most popular albums, it was available in North America only as a rare import until 2005 when a digitally remastered CD was released. This was because their US label at the time rejected the album as uncommercial. It is the first Gentle Giant album after the departure of Phil Shulman.

The album is allegedly based around the concept that "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" [ [http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/in.a.glass.house.html In A Glass House (1973) - Gentle Giant Web Site ] ] .

Track listing

#"The Runaway" – 7:16
#"An Inmate's Lullaby" – 4:40
#"Way of Life" – 8:04
#"Experience" – 7:50
#"A Reunion" – 2:12
#"In a Glass House" – 8:09
#"The Runaway/Experience (Live 23 September 1976 at the Philipshalle in Dusseldorf, West Germany)" – 10:01 (available on remastered CD)
#"In a Glass House (Live 5 April 1974, at the Munsterlandhalle, Munster, West Germany.)" – 9:49 (available on remastered CD)

*35th anniversary disc only contains the "The Runaway/Experience" bonus track

Personnel

*Gary Green - 6 & 12 string guitars, mandolin, percussion, alto recorder

*Kerry Minnear - keyboards, tuned percussion, recorder, vocals

*Derek Shulman - lead vocals, alto sax, soprano sax, recorder

*Ray Shulman - bass guitar, violin, trumpet, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals

*John Weathers - drums, percussion

Footnotes