Gentle Giant is the debut album by the 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.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Gary Green – lead guitar, 12 string guitar (2, 4 & 5), backing vocals Kerry Minnear – Hammond organ (1–3 & 5–7), Minimoog (3, 5 & 7), Mellotron (1, 3, 6 & 7), electric (5), acoustic (2 & 5) and honky-tonk (4) piano, tympani (tracks 1 & 3), xylophone (4), cello (2), bass guitar (2), backing and lead (3 & 6) vocals Derek Shulman – lead (1–3, 5 & 6) and backing vocals, bass (4) Phil Shulman – trumpet (1–3 & 7), alto (3) and tenor (5 & 6) saxophones, descant (6), treble (6) and tenor (6) recorder, backing and lead (2–5) vocals Ray Shulman – bass guitar (1–3 & 5–7), electric (5–7) and acoustic (5) guitar, violin (1), violins (2 & 4), triangle (2), backing vocals Martin Smith – drums (tracks 1–3 & 5–7), brushed snare drum (track 4)
Additional musicians Paul Cosh – tenor horn (1) Claire Deniz – cello (4)
Production Roy Baker – recording engineer George Underwood – cover artist Tony Visconti – producer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2024) Peakposition Greek Albums (IFPI) 62
References
The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 424.
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