Magic Is a Child
Magic Is A Child is the seventh album from English progressive rock band Nektar. It is the only studio album released by Nektar without Roye Albrighton on guitar and lead vocals; this album instead features Dave Nelson.
Magic Is A Child | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1977 | |||
Recorded | March - August 1977 | |||
Studio | The House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Progressive rock[1] | |||
Length | 41:24 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Jeffrey Kawalek | |||
Nektar chronology | ||||
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Brooke Shields, 12 years old at the time, is the model on the cover.[1]
The album features a guest performance by Robert Fripp of King Crimson on lead guitar on "Train from Nowhere" billed under the pseudonym *Walt Nektroid".[2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Allmusic gave the album a positive retrospective review, praising Nektar's switching to "shorter, punchier songs", "swelling" keyboards, "symphonic" guitars, and "breezy pop".[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Away from Asgard" | 5:30 |
2. | "Magic Is a Child" | 4:06 |
3. | "Eerie Lackawanna" | 3:29 |
4. | "Midnight Lite" | 4:27 |
5. | "Love to Share (Keep Your Worries Behind You)" | 4:07 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Train from Nowhere" | 4:12 |
7. | "Listen" | 6:02 |
8. | "On the Run (The Trucker)" | 4:41 |
9. | "Spread Your Wings" | 4:40 |
Personnel
- Dave Nelson - guitar, vocals
- Alan "Taff" Freeman - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
- Derek "Mo" Moore - bass, vocals
- Ron Howden - percussion, drums, vocals, Smurds
- Additional personnel
- Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, Michael Commins, Anthony Posk - string quartet
- Larry Fast - synthesizer, programming, processing
- Walt Nektroid - guitar on "Train from Nowhere"
- Jeffrey Kawalek - production, engineering
External links
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