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= Gentle Giant (1970) =
= Gentle Giant (Super Star) (1982) =


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== About the Album ==
== About the Album ==


Gentle Giant's self-titled first album was an impressive and unique debut that combined rock, blues, classical, and 1960's British soul. Although the recording quality is sub-par, the music transcends the medium and presents the listener with a variety of musical styles.
This was an Italian vinyl compilation (SU-1026) of songs from the first four albums:
 
[["A Tall Tale"]], from the original liner notes, is a story about the band and the giant.
 
See the [[Italian album cover]].
 
Beautiful [[high-resolution scan]] of the full fold-out cover with the crease removed, thanks to Michael Geiger.
 
=== Musicians ===
 
''In his namesake, Gentle Giant are individually:''


Gary Green - lead guitar, 12 string guitar
[[Gentle Giant]]
[[Acquiring The Taste]]
[[Three Friends]]
[[Octopus]]


Kerry Minnear - keyboard, some bass, cello, lead vocals, backing vocals, some tuned percussion
The album includes a 12-page booklet, written in Italian, with six incredible [[color photographs]] of the band at different points in their history. The album was released only on vinyl.


Derek Shulman - lead vocals, backing vocals, some bass
[[Full liner notes in English]]
 
Phil Shulman - sax, trumpet, recorder, lead vocals, backing vocals
 
Ray Shulman - most bass, violin, some guitar, percussion, backing vocals
 
Martin Smith - drums, percussion
 
Other musicians include:
 
* Paul Cosh (tenor horn) on [[Giant]]
* Claire Deniz (cello) on [[IT QUIET AND COLD Isn't It Quiet And Cold]]
* Roy Baker - Recording Engineerist on all titles
* George Underwood - Cover Artiste Extraordinaire
* Tony Visconti - Producer


== Track List ==
== Track List ==


# [[Giant]] (6:22)
# [[WAYS Funny Ways]]
# [[WAYS Funny Ways]] (4:21)
# [[Alucard]] (misspelled as "Alcard")
# [[Alucard]] (6:00)
# [[Giant]]
# [[IT QUIET AND COLD Isn't It Quiet And Cold]]? (3:51)
# [[NATIVITY Pantagruel's Nativity]]
# [[AT ALL Nothing At All]] (9:08)
# [[ADVENT OF PANURGE The Advent Of Panurge]]
# [[NOT Why Not]] (5:31)
# [[Knots]]
# [[QUEEN The Queen]] (1:40)
# [[THE PAINT Peel The Paint]] (not including the opening)
 
# [[CLASS AND QUALITY? Mister Class And Quality?]/[three.friends.html#THREE FRIENDS Three Friends]] (mislabeled as "Three Friends")
== Lyrics ==
 
'''All lyrics reproduced with the permission of DRT Entertainment (USA) and Alucard Publishing, Ltd. (UK).'''
 
'' - submitted by David Ewing''
 
=== Giant ===
 
Lead vocals: Derek
 
The birth of a realisation;
The rise of a high expectation;
Emerging successful, defiant;
''[[note: Derek may be singing "Together" instead of "Emerging"]]''
Together the parts make a Giant.
See the world in the palm of his hand,
Striding steps that will cover the land.
He is coming;
Hear him coming;
Are you ready
For his being?
See the Giant
Feel the Giant
Touch the Giant
Hear the Giant.
The birth of a realisation;
The rise of a high expectation;
Emerging successful, defiant;
Together the parts make a Giant.
 
=== Funny Ways ===
 
Lead vocals: Phil (verses), Derek ("My ways are strange")
 
I'm sorry to have been so much of a bore
But in my own funny way I find I learn much more.
I realise what you think from your eyes,
But in your own funny way I find I learn much more.
My ways are strange
They'll never change
They stay, strange ways
I'm sorry to have been so close from the start,
But for all that I cared we could be miles apart.
I understood that you never would
Understand a way of life that I never could.
My ways are strange
They'll never change
They stay, strange ways
Go your own way or wait for me
Go your own way or wait for me
Go your own way or wait for me
Go your own way or wait for me
And so you see what happened to me
Since the time when I judged my life in nights and days
I realised that my life was lies
So you see what I mean with all my funny ways.
I'm sorry to have been so much of a bore
But in my own funny way I find I learn much more
Funny ways, Funny ways, Funny ways, Funny ways.
 
=== Alucard ===
 
Lead vocals: ensemble
 
Lying still;
Am I dreaming
Feel the chill
Breath of fear
Evil fingers
Hover, linger
Someone help me
Terror fills my soul.
Living dead;
Am I breathing
Sightless, blind
Heart stopped beating
Hear the crying
Of the dying
Someone help me
Ogres of the night.
 
=== Isn't It Quiet And Cold? ===
 
''Note that [[IT QUIET AND COLD the version on Out Of The Woods]] has slightly different lyrics. Thanks to Douglas E. Johnson for correcting these lyrics.''
 
Lead vocals: Phil
 
Isn't it quiet and cold walking all alone, alone?
Happened I missed the bus and found I had to walk, alone.
What was that?
Only me.
Hear the echo of my feet
Footsteps
Are they mine?
Hear the echo of the street.
Wished I lived near at hand although I live alone, alone
At least I'll find company, so why should I moan, alone.
Movement
By my feet
Paper wind across the street
Curtains closed
Sleepy heads
Wrapped together in their beds
I used to walk with someone else
I didn't seem to notice sights and sounds of the lonely street
I used to talk with someone else
Now the only answers are the calls of the night
Look at that alley cat, it's winding home to rest, alone
Half-past four and daylight shows itself once more
Walking all alone
Walking all alone
 
=== Nothing At All ===
 
Lead vocals: Derek and Phil (verses); Derek ("What could she do...")
 
Now she sits by the riverside
Watching the waters glide by,
With a sigh
And the things she put faith in
Are ripples just waving her by
With a sigh
She sees lovers pass by with much more than a kiss
Ah this - little girl who had everything finds
she's nothing at all
Now the wind seems so cold
Seems all old as it laughs at her fears
And her tears
And as ducks swim away from her
Visions of past love appear
In her tears
She sees love in his face as she tells him to go,
And so - here's a girl who had everything now
she's Nothing at all
What could she do if she saw him now;
Now that he's gone she's losing
If she could see what she's seeing now
For sure she's more than just choosing
Now she sits by the riverside
Watching the waters glide by,
With a sigh
And the things she put faith in
Are ripples just waving her by,
With a sigh
She sees lovers pass by with much more than a kiss
Ah this - little girl who had everything finds
She's nothing at all
 
=== Why Not? ===
 
Lead vocals: Derek; Kerry ("Why not climb a hill...")
 
Don't sing a tune to yourself
You might believe this one.
Try not to sew it yourself
The threading won't stretch none.
Don't give me none of that line.
Why not?
Got to sing something.
Love's song there's nothing to find
Why not?
Dead before playing.
Don't sing a tune to yourself
You might believe this one
Try not to sew it yourself
The threading won't stretch none
Who says the things that go in
The song is only saying.
Dead thought can kill a good thing
The band is only playing.
Why not climb a hill
With someone that hates you
Why not hate someone
Who climbs a hill with you
And as time passes by
Your feet start slipping
You are wondering why
There is no forgetting
Don't sing a tune to yourself,
You might believe this one
Try not to sew it yourself
The threading don't stretch none
Who says the things that go in
The song is only saying
Dead thought can kill a good thing
The band is only playing
Don't give me none of that line
Why not?
Got to sing something
Love's song there's nothing to find
Why not?
Dead before playing
Dead before playing.
 
=== The Queen ===
 
[Instrumental]
 
== Release Information ==
 
[[CDs currently in print]]
[[GIANT Sound quality]] - read me before you buy this album on CD.
 
== Reviews and Ratings ==


[[Jason Rubin]]
Thanks to Robert Hug Peterman and BobZuma for the above information.
Rankings:
[[On-Reflection album ranking]]
[[Proclamation album ranking]]
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