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

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Away from Asgard"Derek Moore, Ron Howden, Taff Freeman, Dave Nelson, Steve Barth5:30
2."Magic Is a Child"Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Barth4:06
3."Eerie Lackawanna"Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Barth3:29
4."Midnight Lite"Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Barth4:27
5."Love to Share (Keep Your Worries Behind You)"Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson4:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Train from Nowhere"Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson4:12
7."Listen"Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Roye Albrighton6:02
8."On the Run (The Trucker)"Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson4:41
9."Spread Your Wings"Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson4:40

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

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 172

References

  1. ^ a b c d Magic Is a Child at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Nektar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Is_a_Child
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