Magic Is A Child is the seventh album from English progressive rock band Nektar. This album is one of only two studio albums released by Nektar without Roye Albrighton on guitar and lead vocals, instead featuring Dave Nelson; the other is The Other Side (2020).
| Magic Is A Child | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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Brooke Shields, 12 years old at the time, is the model on the cover.[1]
The track "Train from Nowhere" features Robert Fripp of King Crimson on lead guitar (under the pseudonym “Walt Nektroid").[citation needed]
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
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Away from Asgard" | Derek Moore, Ron Howden, Taff Freeman, Dave Nelson, Steve Barth | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Magic Is a Child" | Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Barth | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Eerie Lackawanna" | Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Barth | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Midnight Lite" | Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Barth | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Love to Share (Keep Your Worries Behind You)" | Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Train from Nowhere" | Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Listen" | Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Roye Albrighton | 6:02 |
| 8. | "On the Run (The Trucker)" | Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Spread Your Wings" | Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson | 4:40 |
Personnel
edit- 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 (Robert Fripp) - guitar on "Train from Nowhere"
- Jeffrey Kawalek - production, engineering
Charts
edit| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 172 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Magic Is a Child at AllMusic
- ^ "Nektar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.