Interview (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Interview
Type = studio
Artist = Gentle Giant


Border = yes
Released = start date|1976|04|30
Recorded = February – March 1976 at Advision Studios, London
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 36:22
Label = Chrysalis
Producer = Gentle Giant
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:u2ja7iojg74r link]
*"Rolling Stone" (unfavourable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gentlegiant/albums/album/246096/review/5941383/interview 1976]
*Sea of Tranquility rating|4|5 [http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=3982 link]
Last album = "Free Hand"
(1975)
This album = "Interview"
(1976)
Next album = "Playing the Fool"
(1977)

"Interview" is a concept album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant which was released in 1976. This is an interesting concept in the canon of Gentle Giant work in that it is conceived as a radio interview. Thus the narration or interviewer is an integral part of the overall soundscape.

Track listing

All songs composed by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman and Ray Shulman.

ide one

#"Interview" – 6:54
#"Give It Back" – 5:08
#"Design" – 4:59

ide two

#"Another Show" – 3:29
#"Empty City" – 4:24
#"Timing" – 4:50
#"I Lost My Head" – 6:58

35th Anniversary reissue

#

"Interview" – 6:31 (recorded July 3, 1976 at Calderone Theater, Hempstead NY)

Personnel

*Gary Green – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar
*Kerry Minnear – keyboards
*Derek Shulman – vocals, alto sax
*Ray Shulman – bass, violin
*John Weathers – drums
*Phil Sutcliffe – interviewer

Release details

*1976, UK, Chrysalis Records CHR-1115, Release Date 30 April 1976, LP
*1976, U.S., Capitol Records ST-11532, Release Date 4 May 1976, LP
*1976, U.S., Capitol Records ST-11532, Release Date ? April 1976, Cassette
*?, U.S., Capitol Records SN-16047, Release Date ? ? ?, LP (reissue without picture sleeve)
*?, U.S., Capitol Records CD 18732, Release Date ? ? ?, CD
*1994, UK, Terrapin Trucking TRUCKCD005, Release Date ? July 1994, CD (Re-Master)
*1996, U.S., One Way CD 18467, Release Date ? ? 1996, CD
*1999, UK, BGO BGOCD421, Release Date 1 October 1999, CD (2 x CD with "Free Hand")
*2005, UK, DRT Entertainment RTÉ 00357, Release Date 13 September 2005, CD (35th Anniversary Enhanced Re-Master)