Embrace the Herd
# Embrace the Herd

Embrace the Herd is the sole studio album by English band The Gist, released in 1982 by record label Rough Trade.

## Track listing

* Far Concern
* Love At First Sight
* Fretting Away
* Public Girl
* Clean Bridges
* Simian
* Embrace The Herd
* Iambic Pentameter
* Carnival Headache
* Concrete Slopes
* The Long Run
* Dark Shots

## Credits

Produced and engineered by Phil Legg

* Stuart Moxham, vocals, arrangements and instruments (#1-5, 7–12)
* Phil Moxham, bass guitar (#2,5,9)
* Dave Dearnaley, electric guitar (#2,4,5), slide guitar (#5)
* Wendy Smith, vocals (#4,5)
* Alison Statton, vocals (#5)
* Viv Goldman, vocals (#5)
* Debbie Pritchard, vocals (#6)
* Lewis Mottram, instruments (#6)
* Nixon, vocals (#10)
* Jake Bowie, cymbal (#11)
* Charles Bullen, hi-hat, snare, tambourine (#11)
* Phil Legg, tom tom (#11)
* Epic Soundtracks (aka Kevin Paul Godfrey), drums (#12)

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Trouser Press | favourable |

Trouser Press called it "a lovely little record".

It was ranked at number 41 on Mojo magazine's "Buried Treasures" list.

