Civilian (Gentle Giant album)

Civilian
Studio album by Gentle Giant
Released	1980
Recorded	August – November 1979, Sound City in Van Nuys, California
Genre	Hard rock, progressive rock
Length	35:07
Label	Chrysalis (UK) Columbia (U.S.)
Producer	Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant chronology
Giant For A Day (1978) Civilian (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Piero Scaruffi	[2]

Civilian is an album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant which was released in 1980. At this point a near total change of style was in evidence with only a trace of the original verve present. The band lasted only a short time after this outing. This album also marks the return to Columbia Records (the first album on this famous label since the 1973 release Octopus) in the U.S. and Canada. It was cut in the L.A. suburb of Van Nuys in 1979 with former Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick.

Track listing

All Words & Music by D Shulman, R Shulman, G Green, K Minnear & J Weathers

Side one

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

Side two

1. "Underground" – 3:48
2. "I Am A Camera" – 3:33
3. "Inside Out" – 5:51
4. "It's Not Imagination" – 3:59

Bonus track

1. "Heroes No More" – 4:25
   • Bonus track - available on later re-release (from 'One Way')

Personnel

• Gary Green - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, backing vocals
• Kerry Minnear - keyboards, vocals
• Derek Shulman - vocals, alto sax
• Ray Shulman - bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• John Weathers - drums, percussion, backing vocals

Release Details

• 1980, UK, Chrysalis Records CHR 1285, Release Date ? ? 1980, LP
• 1980, USA, Columbia Records JC 36341, Release Date ? ? 1980, LP
• 1980, Canada, Columbia Records JC 36341, Release Date ? ? 1980, LP
• 1994, UK, Terrapin Trucking TRUCKCD008, Release Date ? July 1994, CD (Re-Master)
• 1997, USA, One Way CD 28591, Release Date 28 October 1997, CD
• 1999, UK, Beat Goes On BGOCD435, Release Date 10 March 1999 , CD (2 x CD with Playing the Fool: The Official Live)

References

1. ^ Little, Patrick (2011 [last update]). "Civilian - Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r38786. Retrieved 26 June 2011. 
2. ^ Scaruffi, Piero (2010 [last update]). "The History of Rock Music. Gentle Giant: biography, discography, reviews, links". scaruffi.com. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol3/gentlegi.html#title. Retrieved 26 June 2011.