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940:Walters, Barry (11 January 2006). "GENTLE GIANT".
929:(7th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 307.
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958:Gentle Giant's website (www.blazemonger.com/GG/)
443:"bland" and a bomb "that destroyed the band."
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900:. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 478–479.
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433:Reviewing the 2006 Gentle Giant reissues,
318:MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
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855:"Civilian – Gentle Giant | AllMusic"
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884:The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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925:Whitburn, Joel (2010).
912:The Rough Guide to Rock
773:Canada Top Albums/CDs (
534:"Shadows on the Street"
520:"All Through the Night"
206:"All Through the Night"
882:Larkin, Colin (2006).
617:"It's Not Imagination"
209:Released: 1980 (Ger.)
740:(tracks 4–6, 8, 9),
224:Professional ratings
62:August–November 1979
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39:Studio album
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1222:1980 albums
1192:Live albums
1070:Ray Shulman
747:(track 1),
716:Ray Shulman
708:(track 7),
631:Bonus track
473:Ray Shulman
394:progressive
382:Los Angeles
1216:Categories
1049:Gary Green
826:References
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738:tambourine
680:Gary Green
508:Gary Green
146:chronology
71:Sound City
1161:Interview
1154:Free Hand
948:(2): C82.
768:position
742:varispeed
663:Personnel
492:Writer(s)
412:Billboard
388:engineer
195:Civilian
119:Chrysalis
87:Hard rock
1182:Civilian
706:Clavinet
563:Side two
479:Side one
441:Civilian
378:Van Nuys
357:Civilian
243:AllMusic
166:Civilian
132:Producer
124:Columbia
91:pop rock
75:Van Nuys
59:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
24:Civilian
1133:Octopus
1000:Discogs
864:26 June
812:One Way
745:cymbals
439:deemed
403:Octopus
386:Beatles
376:in the
366:British
364:by the
191:Singles
177:(1997)
170:(1980)
161:(1978)
816:Heroes
756:Charts
644:Length
576:Length
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237:Rating
234:Source
97:Length
67:Studio
789:Notes
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710:piano
641:Title
573:Title
489:Title
368:band
362:album
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114:Label
82:Genre
866:2011
766:Peak
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