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The Graham Gouldman Thing is the debut album by singer-songwriter , later a founding member of .

Prior to the album's recording Graham Gouldman had established himself as a hit singles songwriter, with his most successful songs written for ,  and . On the album Gouldman delivered his own versions of several songs recorded by other musicians ("" by , "" by The Yardbirds, "" by The Hollies, "Pamela, Pamela" and "The Impossible Years" by , "Behind the Door" by  and ) as well as his own new compositions.

Gouldman recorded the album at  in London, a studio that would later be extensively used by . It was recorded with the assistance of  and , and both of whom would also achieve considerable success with Led Zeppelin. The liner notes acknowledge the use of "some fabulous players on the sessions", but do not name them. In sleeve notes for the 2004 CD re-release, Gouldman said his manager  suggested he make the album, reworking his hits and recording new songs.

It was also a chance to work on a big project with , with whom I had worked many times before ... he is a great bass and keyboard player who had an important influence on my playing. The album was supposed to have been co-produced by  of . The idea being that the artist produces the writer. After the first session he didn't show up again, so John and I ended up producing the album with  engineering.

— Graham Gouldman

The album was originally released only in the US and Canada with only one single released in the UK. It was made available in the UK for the first time on CD in 1992.

Track listing

All songs composed by 

Side 1

"The Impossible Years" – 2:38 "" – 2:24 "Behind the Door" – 3:38 "Pawnbroker" – 3:02 "Who are They" – 2:03 "My Father" – 2:47

Side 2

"" – 2:15 "Upstairs, Downstairs" – 2:17 "" – 2:34 "Pamela, Pamela" – 2:11 "Chestnut" – 3:23 Personnel Graham Gouldman - vocals, guitar  - arrangements  - drums Technical  - engineer Bill Inglot - sleeve designThe Graham Gouldman Thing by  Released1968Recorded, LondonLength29:19, , ,