Magic Is a Child
1977 studio album by Nektar
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| Studio album by Nektar | ||||
| 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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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).
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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| 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 | 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 |
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| 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
- 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
References
- ^ a b c d Magic Is a Child at AllMusic
External links
- Magic is a Child at Project Nektor Music
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- Ron Howden
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- Randy Dembo
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- Kendall Scott
- Mick Brockett
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- Mick Brockett
- Allan "Taff" Freeman
- Keith Walters
- Dave Nelson
- Dave Prater
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- Journey to the Centre of the Eye
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- ...Sounds Like This
- Remember the Future
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- A Spoonful of Time
- Time Machine
- The Other Side
- Sunday Night at London Roundhouse
- Live in New York
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- Unidentified Flying Abstract - Live At Chipping Norton 1974
- Nearfest 2002 (Studio M Recording)
- Greatest Hits Live
- 2004 Tour Live
- Live in Germany 2005
- Door to the Future - The Lightshow Tapes, Vol. 1
- Fortyfied
- Live in Bremen
- Live Anthology 1974 - 1976
- Space Rock Invasion
- ...Sounds Like Swiss
- Nektar
- Thru the Ears
- Best of Nektar
- Highlights - The Best of Nektar
- The Dream Nebula: The Best of 1971-1975
- Retrospektive 1969 - 1980
- Live
- Pure: Live in Germany 2005
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