Civilian (Gentle Giant album)

Civilian
Studio album by Gentle Giant
Released February, 1980
Recorded August – November 1979, Sound City in Van Nuys, California
Genre Rock, Hard rock
Length 32:41
Label Chrysalis (UK)
Columbia (U.S.)
Producer Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant chronology
Giant for a Day!
(1978)
Civilian
(1980)
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Civilian is the eleventh studio album by British band Gentle Giant, released in 1980. It was recorded in the Los Angeles suburb of Van Nuys with former Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick. Consisting mostly of single-length rock songs, it is closer to an AOR sound than the progressive style for which the band is best known. It was to be the final album of Gentle Giant's career; soon after its release the band played a last tour and then split up.

It also marked the reactivation of Columbia Records in the U.S. and Canada after an eight-year hiatus; the last Columbia album had been Gentle Giant's 1972 release Octopus.

An unreleased track, "Heroes No More", has been included on some CD reissues. Another track from the period, "You Haven't a Chance", appeared on Under Construction 17 years later.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by :
Side one: Kerry Minnear and Derek Shulman, except where noted.
Side two: Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, and Ray Shulman. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Convenience (Clean and Easy)" (G. Green, D. Shulman) 3:13
2. "All Through the Night"   4:20
3. "Shadows on the Street"   3:18
4. "Number One"   4:38
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Underground"   3:47
2. "I Am a Camera"   3:32
3. "Inside Out"   5:51
4. "It's Not Imagination"   4:03
Bonus track
No. Title Length
9. "Heroes No More" (available on later re-release from One Way) 4:38

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References

  1. Little, Patrick (2011). "Civilian - Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. Gentle Giant's website (www.blazemonger.com/GG/)
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