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Giant is the debut album by British rock band The Woodentops.

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Giant
Studio album by The Woodentops
Released	June 1986
Recorded	1985
Studio	The Roundhouse, Camden; Power Plant Studios, Willesden
Genre	Indie rock
Length	45:42
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Bob Sargeant
The Woodentops chronology
Giant (1986) Wooden Foot Cops on the Highway (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Village Voice	B[2]

The album reached #35 on the UK albums chart, spending 4 weeks on the chart.[3]

The album featured in the 1986 end of year critics polls in the NME and Melody Maker at numbers 36 and 16 respectively.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rolo McGinty.

1. "Get It On"
2. "Good Thing"
3. "Give It Time"
4. "Love Train"
5. "Hear Me James"
6. "Love Affair with Everyday Living"
7. "So Good Today"
8. "Shout"
9. "History"
10. "Travelling Man"
11. "Last Time"
12. "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

References

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