United Kingdom
Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock
Civilian is the eleventh and final studio album by British band Gentle Giant, released in 1980. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles with former Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick. Composed mainly of short rock songs, it is closer to a hard sound than the progressive style for which the band is best known. The album also marked the return to Columbia Records in the United States and Canada after an eight-year hiatus. The group's last album released with Columbia was Octopus in 1972.
Shortly after the album's release, Gentle Giant went on a farewell tour and later went their separate ways. The album was a critical and commercial failure, with the negative reception being so overwhelming that some record stores reportedly refused to sell it for fear of generating bad publicity.
A previously unreleased song, Heroes No More, was included on some CD reissues of the album. Another track from this same period, You Haven't A Chance, appeared on the Under Construction compilation 17 years later.
Members
Derek Shulman (vocals, saxophone, recorder, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, Shulberry), Phil Shulman (vocals, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, recorder, percussion, 1970-72), Ray Shulman (bass, trumpet, violin, vocals, viola, drums, percussion, recorder, guitar), Kerry Minnear (vocals, keyboards, cello, vibraphone, xylophone, recorder, guitar, bass, drums), Gary Green (guitar, mandolin, vocals, recorder, bass, drums, xylophone), Martin Smith (drums, percussion, 1970-71), Malcolm Mortimore (drums, percussion, 1971-72), John Weathers (drums, percussion, vibraphone, xylophone, vocals, guitar, 1972-80)
Track Listing
01. Convenience (Clean And Easy)
02. All Through The Night
03. Shadows On The Street
04. Number One
05. Underground
06. I Am A Camera
07. Inside Out
08. It’s Not Imagination
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