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Free Hand Studio album by Gentle Giant Released July 1975 Recorded April 1975, Advision Studios, London Genre Progressive rock Length 36:38 Label Chrysalis (UK)
Capitol (U.S.)Producer Gentle Giant Gentle Giant chronology The Power and the Glory
(1974)Free Hand
(1975)Interview
(1976)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Sea of Tranquility [1]
Free Hand is an album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant that was released in 1975. It also marked their first album under their new label, Chrysalis Records in the U.K. This album is noted for its high production values, and a less harsh and dissonant, more musical feel than their previous album The Power and the Glory. It was their highest-charting album in the U.S. and the only one to crack the Top 50 on the Billboard album charts.
The 1990 CD version released by the re-issue label One Way Records of Albany, New York mistakenly used an alternate rough mix version of the album. This version revealed some different musical details.
Contents
Track listing
All songs composed by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman and Ray Shulman.
Side One
- "Just The Same" – 5:34
- "On Reflection" – 5:41
- "Free Hand" – 6:14
Side Two
- "Time To Kill" – 5:08
- "His Last Voyage" – 6:27
- "Talybont" – 2:43
- "Mobile" – 5:05
Bonus Track
- "Just The Same (Live)" - 4:50 (on the 35th anniversary CD edition)
Personnel
- Gary Green – guitar
- Kerry Minnear – keyboards, Synthesizer
- Derek Shulman – vocals
- Ray Shulman – bass
- John Weathers – drums
There are no instrument credits listed on the album.
Credits
- Engineer – Gary Martin
- Assistant engineer – Paul Northfield
- Graphics artwork by – Richard Evans
Charts
Year Chart Position 1975 US Billboard 200 48 Release history
Region Date Label United States July 1975 Chrysalis Records United Kingdom August 22, 1975 Capitol Records References
- ^ Pardo, Pete (2011 [last update]). "Review: 'Gentle Giant: Free Hand-35th Anniversary Edition (remaster)' - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!". seaoftranquility.org. http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=2282. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
External links
- "Free Hand - The Gentle Giant Home Page". www.blazemonger.com. http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/Free_Hand. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- "Gentle Giant - Free Hand (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Gentle-Giant-Free-Hand/release/1123740. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
Gentle Giant Derek Shulman · Ray Shulman · Gary Green · Kerry Minnear · John Weathers
Phil Shulman · Martin Smith · Malcolm MortimoreDiscography Studio albums Gentle Giant · Acquiring the Taste · Three Friends · Octopus · In a Glass House · The Power and the Glory · Free Hand · Interview · The Missing Piece · Giant for a Day · CivilianOther releases Playing the Fool · In Concert-BBC Radio 1 · Out of the Woods · Under Construction · Scraping the Barrel · Giant on the Box · GG at the GGCategories:- 1975 albums
- Gentle Giant albums
- Chrysalis Records albums
- Capitol Records albums
- Progressive rock albums
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