''Giant'' is the debut album by British
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
The Woodentops
The Woodentops are a British rock band that enjoyed critical acclaim and moderate popularity in the mid-1980s.
History
The band formed in 1983 in South London with an initial lineup of Rolo McGinty (vocals, guitar, formerly of the Wild Swans an ...
.
The album reached #35 on the UK albums chart, spending 4 weeks on the chart.
The album featured in the 1986 end of year critics polls in the
NME
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and
Melody Maker
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at numbers 36 and 16 respectively.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Rolo McGinty.
#"Get It On"
#"Good Thing"
#"Give It Time"
#"Love Train"
#"Hear Me James"
#"Love Affair with Everyday Living"
#"So Good Today"
#"Shout"
#"History"
#"Travelling Man"
#"Last Time"
#"Everything Breaks"
Personnel
;The Woodentops
*Rolo McGinty – vocals, guitar
*Frank de Freitas – bass, voice
*Simon Mawby – guitar, voice
*Benny Staples – drums, voice
*
Alice Thompson
Alice Thompson (born in Edinburgh) is a Scottish novelist.
Thompson was educated at St George's School, Edinburgh, – keyboards, voice
with:
*
Chucho Merchan - double bass
*
Jack Emblow
Jack Alexander Emblow (born 27 June 1930) is a British jazz accordionist who is best known for his musical work accompanying the Cliff Adams Singers on BBC Radio.
Biography
Emblow was born on 27 June 1930 in Lincoln, England. His father sang a ...
- accordion
*
Bob Sargeant
Robert Sargeant (20 November 1947 – 13 July 2021) was a British musician and record producer.
Life and career
Born in North Shields, Sargeant played keyboards in various local bands before joining regional R&B band the Junco Partners in 1966 ...
- marimba
*Steve Sidwell - trumpet
*Danny Schogger - strings
References
1986 debut albums
The Woodentops albums
Rough Trade Records albums
Albums produced by Bob Sargeant
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