Giant is the debut album by British rock band the Woodentops.
The album reached No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart, spending 4 weeks on the chart.
Contents
Critical reception
Giant featured in the 1986 end of year critics polls in the NME and Melody Maker at numbers 36 and 16 respectively.
In the 1992 Rolling Stone Album Guide, J. D. Considine wrote: "Giant refines the band's sound, fleshing out the arrangements with occasional splashes of color ... but never messes with its essential energies. It's the writing that carries the album, though, thanks to infectious numbers like 'Love Train,' 'History' and 'Love Affair with Everyday Living'". AllMusic critic David Cleary deemed Giant the Woodentops' best album and said that it "explores a wide range of variations on the band's signature manic pop style, here adding occasional marimba, trumpet, accordion, and strings to the mix", also praising its "utterly inspired" production.
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 – keyboards, voice
with:
Chucho Merchan – double bass
Jack Emblow – accordion
Bob Sargeant – marimba
Steve Sidwell – trumpet
Danny Schogger – strings