The Missing Piece (Gentle Giant album)

The Missing Piece
Studio album by Gentle Giant
Released	August 26, 1977
Recorded	May 1977
Studio	Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands
Genre	Progressive rock; pop rock;
Length	36:28
Label	Chrysalis (UK); Capitol (U.S.)
Producer	Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Sea of Tranquility	^[2]

The Missing Piece is the ninth album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant which was released in 1977. After the Interview tour this return to the studio marked a change of direction for the band with the first side of the album exploring different musical directions than the band was previously known for, including pop music and punk rock, while the second side was more in the vein of their signature progressive rock style. This was the last Gentle Giant album to chart in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks written by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, and Ray Shulman.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Two Weeks in Spain"	3:07
2.	"I'm Turning Around"	3:59
3.	"Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It"	2:25
4.	"Who Do You Think You Are?"	3:35
5.	"Mountain Time"	3:20

Side two
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"As Old as You're Young"	Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman	4:21
2.	"Memories of Old Days"		7:18
3.	"Winning"		4:18
4.	"For Nobody"		4:05

Bonus track
No.	Title	Length
10.	"For Nobody" (Live, exclusively on the 35th anniversary release)

Personnel

Gary Green – electric guitar, acoustic guitars (track 7)
Kerry Minnear – Hammond organ (tracks 1, 2, 5-9), electric piano (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7), piano (tracks 4-6, 8), synthesizer (tracks 1, 4, 7), Minimoog (tracks 3, 6, 8), Clavinet (track 6), percussion (track 8), vocals (track 6)
Derek Shulman – lead vocals on all tracks
Ray Shulman – bass, 12-string guitars (track 7), percussion (track 8)
John Weathers – drums (track 1-6, 8, 9), tambourine (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 9), cymbal crash (track 7), percussion (track 8), rhythm machine (track 8)

There are no official instrument credits listed on the album.

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1977	US Billboard 200	81

Release history

1977, UK, Chrysalis Records CHR-1152, release date August 26, 1977, LP
1977, UK, Chrysalis Records CHR-1152, release date ? ? 1977, Cassette
1977, US, Capitol Records ST-11696, release date September 12, 1977, LP
1977, US, Capitol Records ST-11696, release date ? ? 1977, Cassette
1977, Brazil, Chrysalis Records 6307 604, release date ? ? 1977, LP
1981?, US, Capitol Records SN-16046, release date ? ? ?, LP (re-release)
?, US, Capitol Records 18742, release date ? ? ?, CD
1994, UK, Terrapin Trucking TRUCKCD006, release date 15 July 1994, CD (re-master)
1996, US, One Way CD 18469, release date 16 March 1996, CD
1999, UK, Beat Goes On BGOCD435, release date 16 April 1999, CD (2× CD with Giant for a Day!)
2005, UK, DRT Entertainment/Pinnacle RTE356, release date 5 September 2005, CD (35th anniversary enhanced re-master)

References

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[1] AllMusic review

[2] Sea of Tranquility review

Gentle Giant
Gary Green Kerry Minnear Derek Shulman Phil Shulman Ray Shulman John Weathers Martin Smith Malcolm Mortimore
Studio albums	Gentle Giant Acquiring the Taste Three Friends Octopus In a Glass House The Power and the Glory Free Hand Interview The Missing Piece Giant for a Day! Civilian
Other releases	Playing the Fool In Concert-BBC Radio 1 Out of the Woods The Last Steps Under Construction King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Out of the Fire Totally Out of the Woods Live in Rome 1974 In'terview in Concert In a Palesport House Experience Artistically Cryme Endless Life The Missing Face Prologue Scraping the Barrel Playing the Cleveland Live in New York 1975 Live in Santa Monica 1975 Live in Stockholm '75 King Alfred's College Winchester Gentle Giant Live at the Bicentennial 1776-1976 Giant on the Box (DVD) GG at the GG (DVD)