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{{Infobox album
| name       = ...The Corner of Miles and Gil
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Shack (band)|Shack]]
| cover      = On_the_corner_of_miles_and_gil_cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 15 May 2006
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = Highfield Street Studios, Liverpool
| genre      = [[Alternative Rock]]
| length     = 52:53
| label      = Sour Mash
| producer   = [[Shack (band)|Shack]], David "Yorkie" Palmer
| prev_title = [[Here's Tom with the Weather]]
| prev_year  = 2003
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/on-the-corner-of-miles-and-gil-mw0000564137|title=On the Corner of Miles and Gil - Shack &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|accessdate=Jul 12, 2020|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
}}
'''''...The Corner of Miles and Gil''''' is the fifth and, to date, final album by English [[alternative rock]] band [[Shack (band)|Shack]], released in 2006. While the album was not a high seller, only reaching number 55 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], it was critically acclaimed.{{by whom|date=July 2020}}
The album was released on [[Noel Gallagher]]'s Sour Mash label, and the band supported [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] on live dates in 2006 promoting the album.
The album's title was a reference to the musical partnership between [[Miles Davis]] and [[Gil Evans]], a cited influence of [[Michael Head (musician)|Michael Head's]] music.
==Track listing==
All songs written by Mick Head except when noted.
#"Tie Me Down" - 3:33
#"Butterfly" (John Head) - 4:50
#"Cup of Tea" - 3:35
#"Shelley Brown" - 4:25
#"Black & White" - 5:13
#"New Day" (John Head) - 3:54
#"Miles Away" - 5:31
#"Finn, Sophie, Bobby & Lance" - 4:18
#"Moonshine" (John Head) - 4:02
#"Funny Things" - 2:21
#"Find a Place" (John Head) - 5:47
#"Closer" - 5:24
==Personnel==
;Shack
*[[Mick Head]] - acoustic guitar, vocals
*[[John Head (musician)|John Head]] - electric guitar, vocals
*[[Peter Wilkinson (bass guitarist)|Peter Wilkinson]] - bass guitar, vocals
*Iain Templeton - drums, percussion, vocals
with:
*David "Yorkie" Palmer - keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements
*Tim O'Shea - guitar (track 11)
*Simon Wolstonecroft - bass guitar (tracks 1,2,5–7,12)
*Simon James - tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, recorder (tracks 9,10)
*Andy Frizell - alto and baritone saxophone, alto flute (tracks 9,10)
*Gillian Bould - trombone (tracks 1,2,5–7,12)
*Alan Bould - horn (tracks 1,2,5–7,12)
*Barry Taylor - euphonium (tracks 1,2,5–7,12)
*Alex Marks, Celia Goodwin - violin (tracks 1,4,5,7,11,12)
*John Robert Shepley - viola (tracks 1,4,5,7,11,12)
*Gethyn Jones - cello (tracks 1,4,5,7,11,12)
*Alan Rimmer, John O'Hare - cornet (tracks 1,2,5–7,12)
*Joanna Head - backing vocals (track 4)
*The Light Fantastic String Quartet - strings (tracks 1,4,5,7,11,12)
*The Tartleton & District Brass Band - brass (tracks 1,2,5–7,12)
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