Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants' is the third full-length album by San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...

, California

California

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-based Latin Rock band Tribe of Gypsies

Tribe of Gypsies

Tribe of Gypsies is a San Fernando Valley, California-based Latin rock group, best known for band leader/guitarist Roy Z who has produced, written for, and played with such well known artists as Judas Priest, Rob Halford, and Bruce Dickinson who has used various members of Tribe of Gypsies to...

. It marks the swan song for percussionist Mario Aguilar and bassist Eddie Casillas who was replaced by Juan Perez (ex-Civil Defiance) for the final three songs the band recorded for the album, which bares the distinction of being the very first album released in the new millennium with a release date of January 1, 2000 in Japan.

The album title 'Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants' refers to a saying first attributed to Bernard of Chartres

Bernard of Chartres

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. It was most famously used by the 17th Century scientist Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

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 and is also inscripted on the edge of the British

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 £2 coin.

The album contains a cover of Parisienne Walkways (dedicated to Philomena Lynott in the liner notes), originally written by Phil Lynott

Phil Lynott

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 for Gary Moore

Gary Moore

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's 1979 Back On The Streets album. The track also appears on The Spirit of the Black Rose - A Tribute to Philip Parris Lynott, released by Swedish label Record Heaven in 2001. Another song, Over All, written with Downset's Rey Oropeza, is uncredited and plays at roughly the 10-minute mark of Parisienne Walkways.

The Flower was co-written by Roy Z

Roy Z

Roy Z is a guitarist, songwriter and producer known for his work with Bruce Dickinson , Rob Halford and Judas Priest. He also is the founder of Tribe of Gypsies, a hard rock band with Latin influences.-Biography:...

 and Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson

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 of Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

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Track listing

1. The Flower
2. Rays Of The Sun
3. Admit It
4. It Don't Bother Me
5. Puro Party
6. What Cha Want
7. Angel
8. Up
9. Better Days
10. Dreams
11. Puro Party (Reprise)
12. Parisienne Walkways [bonus track]
13. Over All [uncredited bonus track]