| Three Friends | ||||
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| Released | 14 April 1972 | |||
| Recorded | December 1971 | |||
| Studio | Advision; Command Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 35:24 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (UK) Malibu Record Productions,Inc./Columbia (US/Canada) | |||
| Producer | Gentle Giant | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Daily Vault | A[2] |
Three Friends is the third studio album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1972. It was the band's first release to chart in America, peaking at #197 on the Billboard 200. It is the only album by Gentle Giant to feature drummer Malcolm Mortimore following the departure of Martin Smith.
A concept album, Three Friends deals with three childhood friends whose lives take them very different places. However, each of the three friends are unsatisfied with their new lives. The closing song ends the story on a cliffhanger; whether or not the three friends ever reunite is never revealed. The album is predominantly instrumental, with some tracks having only brief vocal interludes.
- ^ Eder, Bruce (2011). "Three Friends – Gentle Giant | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Rusk, Bruce (2011). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Three Friends". dailyvault.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.