Gentle Giant is the debut album by the British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1970.
Contents
Releases
Since the LP was not originally released in the United States, the cover illustration was instead used for the Three Friends album.
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