Magic Is a Child

Magic Is A Child
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
Nektar chronology
Live in New York
(1977)Live in New York1977		 Magic Is A Child
(1977)		 More Live Nektar in New York
(1978)More Live Nektar in New York1978

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.

Brooke Shields, 12 years old at the time, is the model on the cover.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Away from Asgard"5:30
2."Magic Is a Child"4:06
3."Eerie Lackawanna"3:29
4."Midnite Light"4:27
5."Love to Share (Keep Your Worries Behind You)"4:07
Side two
No.TitleLength
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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Magic Is a Child at AllMusic

Magic Is A Child at TheNektarProject.com

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