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This Complete List Of Gentle Giant Studio Albums And Songs presents the entire discography of Gentle Giant studio albums. This Gentle Giant discography also includes many of the most popular compilations and most live albums. All these Gentle Giant albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each Gentle Giant album as well as all original album covers. Every album listed below showcases the entire album’s track listing. Every single Gentle Giant studio album has been presented, however there are so many live albums and compilations that just present the same material over and over and over again we just showcased a select section of those albums.
GENTLE GIANT STUDIO ALBUMS
Gentle Giant
Released 1970
CD Track Listing:
1. Giant (6:22)
2. Funny Ways (4:21)
3. Alucard (6:00)
4. Isn’t It Quiet and Cold? (3:51)
5. Nothing at All (9:08)
6. Why Not (5:31)
7. The Queen (1:40)
Acquiring the Taste
Released 1971
CD Track Listing:
1. Pantagruel’s Nativity (6:50)
2. Edge of Twilight (3:47)
3. The House, the Street, the Room (6:01)
4. Acquiring the Taste (1:36)
5. Wreck (4:36)
6. The Moon Is Down (4:45)
7. Black Cat (3:51)
8. Plain Truth (7:36)
Three Friends
Released 1972
CD Track Listing:
1. Prologue (6:12)
2. Schooldays (7:33)
3. Working All Day (5:07)
4. Peel the Paint (7:25)
5. Mister Class and Quality? (5:51)
6. Three Friends (3:00)
Octopus
Released 1972
CD Track Listing:
1. The Advent of Panurge (4:45)
2. Raconteur Troubadour (4:03)
3. A Cry for Everyone (4:06)
4. Knots (4:11)
5. The Boys in the Band (4:34)
6. Dog’s Life (3:13)
7. Think of Me with Kindness (3:31)
8. River (5:52)
In a Glass House
Released 1973
CD Track Listing:
1. The Runaway (7:15)
2. An Inmate’s Lullaby (4:40)
3. Way of Life (7:52)
4. Experience (7:50)
5. A Reunion (2:11)
6. In a Glass House (8:26) *
The Power and the Glory
Released 1974
CD Track Listing:
1. Proclamation (6:48)
2. So Sincere (3:52)
3. Aspirations (4:41)
4. Playing the Game (6:46)
5. Cogs in Cogs (3:08)
6. No God’s a Man (4:28)
7. The Face (4:12)
8. Valedictory (3:21)
Free Hand
Released 1975
CD Track Listing:
1. Just the Same (5:34)
2. On Reflection (5:41)
3. Free Hand (6:14)
4. Time to Kill (5:08)
5. His Last Voyage (6:27)
6. Talybont (2:43)
7. Mobile (5:05)
Interview
Released 1976
CD Track Listing:
1. Interview (6:54)
2. Give It Back (5:08)
3. Design (4:59)
4. Another Show (3:29)
5. Empty City (4:24)
6. Timing (4:50)
7. I Lost My Head (6:58)
The Missing Piece
Released 1977
CD Track Listing:
1. Two Weeks in Spain (3:00)
2. I’m Turning Around (3:54)
3. Betcha Thought We Couldn’t Do It (2:20)
4. Who Do You Think You Are? (3:33)
5. Mountain Time (3:19)
6. As Old as You’re Young (4:19)
7. Memories of Old Days (7:15)
8. Winning (4:12)
9. For Nobody (4:00)
Giant for a Day!
Released 1978
CD Track Listing:
1. Words from the Wise (4:10)
2. Thank You (4:45)
3. Giant for a Day (3:45)
4. Spooky Boogie (3:31)
5. Take Me (2:45)
6. Little Brown Bag (3:32)
7. Friends (1:58)
8. No Stranger (2:27)
9. It’s Only Goodbye (4:16)
10. Rock Climber (3:50)
Civilian
Released 1980
CD Track Listing:
1. Convenience (Clean and Easy) (3:14)
2. All Through the Night (4:20)
3. Shadows on the Street (3:18)
4. Number One (4:39)
5. Underground (3:48)
6. I Am a Camera (3:33)
7. Inside Out (5:51)
8. It’s Not Imagination (3:59) Ending of the album (“That’s All There Is”)
GENTLE GIANT LIVE ALBUMS
Playing the Fool – The Official Live
Released 1977
CD Track Listing:
1. Introduction (0:37)
2. Just the Same (5:21)
3. Proclamation (3:41)
4. Valedictory (1:35)
5. On Reflection (6:21)
6. The Boys in the Band (3:22)
7. Raconteur Troubadour (1:40)
8. Acquiring the Taste (1:00)
9. Knots (2:35)
10. Organ Bridge (0:53)
11. The Advent of Panurge (2:37)
12. The Famous Recorder Quartet (1:51)
13. The Advent of Panurge (1:37)
14. Funny Ways (8:30)
15. The Runaway (3:43)
16. Experience (4:45)
17. So Sincere (5:15)
18. Drum and Percussion Bash (5:01)
19. Free Hand (7:36)
20. Sweet Georgia Brown (1:15)
21. Peel the Paint (1:33)
22. I Lost My Head (5:54)
In Concert
Released 1994
CD Track Listing:
1. Two Weeks In Spain (3:15)
2. Free Hand (7:35)
3. On Reflection (5:51)
4. Just The Same (4:57)
5. Playing The Game (4:47)
6. Memories Of Old Days (7:14)
7. Betcha Thought We Couldn’t Do It (2:38)
8. I’m Turning Around (4:06)
9. For Nobody (4:35)
The Last Steps
Released 1996
CD Track Listing:
1. Convenience (3:47)
2. All Through the Night (4:19)
3. Free Hand (8:15)
4. Knots (3:31)
5. Playing The Game (5:01)
6. Memories of Old Days (8:31)
7. Giant For A Day (5:24)
8. Inside Out (6:05)
9. It’s Not Imagination (4:11)
10. Underground (3:42)
11. Five-man drum bash (7:04)
12. Band intro (2:11)
13. For Nobody (5:43)
14. Advent of Panurge (6:35)
15. Number One (6:42)
Live On The King Biscuit Flower Hour
Released 1998
CD Track Listing:
1. Proclamation
2. Funny Ways
3. The Runaway
4. Experience
5. So Sincere
6. Knots
7. The Advent Of Panurge
In a Palesport House
Released 1999
CD Track Listing:
1. The Runaway (5:42)
2. Way Of Life (7:00)
3. Funny Ways (8:53)
4. Knots (7:08)
5. The Advent Of Panurge (5:37)
6. Nothing At All (incl “Drum Solo”) (14:52)
7. Plain Truth (incl “Violin Solo”) (7:05)
8. Knots (6:25)
9. The Advent Of Panurge (6:16)
Live Rome 1974
Released 2000
CD Track Listing:
1. Introduction / Giant / Cogs In Cogs / Proclamation
2. Funny Ways
3. The Runaway / Keyboard Solo / Experience
4. Knots / Acoustic Guitar Duet Solo / The Advent Of Panurge / Recorder Quartet Solo
5. Nothing At All / Plain Truth
In’terview in Concert
Released 2000
CD Track Listing:
1. Proclamation (4:49)
2. On Reflection (6:41)
3. Interview (7:15)
4. The Runaway/Experience (10:50)
5. So Sincere (5:51)
6. Excerpts from “Octopus” (15:26)
7. Give it Back (5:15)
8. Timing (13:24)
9. Free Hand (7:21)
Endless Life
Released 2003
CD Track Listing:
Disc One:
1. Cogs in Cogs (3:44)
2. Proclamation (4:55)
3. Funny Ways (9:16)
4. The Runaway / Experience (9:38)
5. On Reflection (6:22)
6. Excerpts From Octopus (15:58)
7. So Sincere (9:39)
8. Plain Truth (7:37)
Disc Two:
1. Free Hand (7:40)
2. Just The Same (6:12)
3. Opening (2:28)
4. Cogs in Cogs (4:08)
5. Excerpts From Octopus (15:38)
6. So Sincere (10:15)
7. Plain Truth (7:25)
8. Free Hand (5:52)
9. Just The Same (6:12)
Prologue
Released
CD Track Listing:
CD One:
1. The Runaway (4:19)
2. Experience (5:57)
3. Prologue (6:20)
4. Funny Ways (9:17)
5. Knots (7:00)
6. The Advent of Panurge (6:30)
7. Nothing at All (16:13)
CD Two:
1. Plain Truth (14:20)
2. In a Glass House (9:43)
3. School Days (9:22)
4. Intro/Cogs in Cogs (7:01)
5. Excerpts from Octopus (16:13)
6. So Sincere (10:07)
7. Free Hand (6:22)
Playing the Cleveland
Released 2003
CD Track Listing:
1. Cogs In Cogs (3:08)
2. Proclamation (5:02)
3. Funny Ways (8:49)
4. The Runaway / Experience (9:51)
5. Excerpts From Octopus (13:27)
6. So Sincere (14:42)
7. Introduction (0:56)
8. Cogs In Cogs (4:02)
9. The Runaway / Experience (10:06):
Live in New York 1975
Released 2005
CD Track Listing:
1. Cogs in Cogs
2. Funny Ways
3. The Runaway / Experience
4. So Sincere
5. Free Hand
6. Just The Same
Live in Stockholm ’75
Released 2009
CD Track Listing:
1. Cogs In Cogs (3:30)
2. Proclamation (3:18)
3. The Runaway/Experience (10:08)
4. So Sincere (11:05)
5. Plain Truth (8:01)
6. Free Hand (7:20)
7. Just The Same (6:23)
King Alfred’s College, Winchester 1971
Released 2009
CD Track Listing:
1. Giant
2. Hometown Special
3. City Hermit
4. Funny Ways
5. Plain Truth
6. Alucard
7. Isn’t It Quiet and Cold?
8. Why Not
9. The Queen
10. Peel Off the Paint
Live at the Bicentennial
Released 2014
CD Track Listing:
CD One:
1. Just The Same (7:40)
2. Proclamation / Valedictory (6:19)
3. On reflection (5:53)
4. Interview (7:52)
5. The Runaway / Experience (10:37)
6. So sincere (11:14)
CD Two:
1. Excerpts From Octopus (17:41)
2. Give It Back (5:25)
3. Timing (13:33)
4. Free hand (7:35)
GENTLE GIANT SELECT COMPILATION ALBUMS
The First Five Years
Released 1975
1. Giant (6:20)
2. Alucard (5:56)
3. Nothing at All (9:10)
4. Plain Truth (7:42)
5. Prologue (from Three Friends) (6:08)
6. A Cry for Everyone (4:00)
7. Why Not? (5:30)
1. Peel the Paint (7:32)
2. Mister Class and Quality? (5:55)
3. River (5:47)
4. The Face (4:06)
5. The Runaway (7:14)
6. Power and the Glory (2:45)
7. Playing the Game (6:40)
8. In a Glass House (8:00)
Gentle Giant
Released 1982
1. Funny Ways (5:23)
2. Alcard (5:01)
3. Giant (6:23)
4. Pantagruel’s Nativity (6:49)
5. The Advent of Panurge (4:32)
6. Knots (5:51)
7. Peel the Paint (4:00)
8. Three Friends (8:43)
Under Construction
Released 2001 All unreleased material
Disc One:
1. Radio Bit (0:13)
2. Freedom’s Child (3:57)
3. Hometown Special (4:24)
4. Weekend Cowboy (3:46)
5. Bringing Me Down (5:50)
6. Nothing At All (8:23)
7. RONDO: Playing the Game (1:33)
8. DVS Guitars (6:28)
9. Robin Hood (1:40)
10. Interview Whispers (1:04)
11. Interview – Live (7:00)
12. Timing – Live (9:49)
13. Unreleased Civilian track (4:59)
14. You Haven’t a Chance (4:12)
15. Sample Archive – (9:18)
Disc Two:
1. The House The Street (1:50)
2. Prologue (0:40)
3. Schooldays (2:54)
4. Peel The Paint Demo (0:22)
5. Peel The Paint Studio (4:22)
6. Mr Class & Quality (3:02)
7. Advent of Panurge (0:56)
8. “SHH” (0:15)
9. An Inmates Lullaby (3:37)
10. Way of Life (7:07)
11. Experience (6:51)
12. So Sincere – D (3:30)
13. So Sincere – S (3:28)
14. Intro 74 (2:29)
15. Cogs In Cogs (1:43)
16. Intro 76 (1:44)
17. Just The Same (1:34)
18. Free Hand (2:58)
19. Time to Kill (3:32)
20. Interview (2:02)
21. Give It Back (2:23)
22. Design (0:46)
23. Another Show (2:24)
24. Empty City (3:36)
25. I Lost My Head – (2:31)
26. I Lost My Head – (1:41)
27. Convenience (1:03)
28. Freedom’s Child – (3:18)
29. Kerry (0:01)
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