Man in the Moon is the eighth studio album by Nektar and was originally released in 1980 in Germany. This album continues the commercial hard rock with elements of progressive rock explored on their previous effort Magic Is a Child. This album features the return of founding member Roye Albrighton. The album was expanded to include previously unreleased tracks and re-issued by Voiceprint in Europe.
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| Released | July 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | January – March 1980[2] | |||
| Studio | Briar Book Studies, Bernardsville, New Jersey and Essex Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock[3] | |||
| Length | 40:19 | |||
| Label | Ariola | |||
| Producer | Roye Albrighton, Rupert Hine | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Too Young to Die" | Nektar, Roye Albrighton, Allan Freeman | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Angel" | Nektar, Albrighton | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Telephone" | Freeman, Carmine Rojas, Albrighton | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Far Away" | Albrighton | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Torraine" | Nektar, Albrighton, Freeman | 5:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Can't Stop You Now" | Nektar, Albrighton | 4:22 |
| 7. | "We" | Nektar, Albrighton | 4:41 |
| 8. | "You're Alone" | Albrighton | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Man in the Moon" | Albrighton, Freeman | 6:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Impossible Years" (Too Young to Die Original Mix) | Nektar, Albrighton, Freeman | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Straight Jacket" | Albrighton | 3:48 |
Personnel
edit- Roye Albrighton – guitars, lead vocals, background vocals
- Allan "Taff" Freeman – keyboards
- Carmine Rojas – bass, keyboards
- David Prater – drums, background vocals