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

Releases

Since the LP was not released in the United States until 1972, 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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