Magic Is a Child

Magic Is A Child
Magic Is A Child
Studio album by Nektar
Released	September 1977
Recorded	March – August 1977
Studios	The House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	41:24
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jeffrey Kawalek
Nektar chronology

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; the other is The Other Side (2020). In addition, founding member Mick Brockett was no longer credited as a member of Nektar, only as one of their four stage and lighting designers. Dave Nelson took Albrighton's place on guitar, while lead vocal duties were now divided among drummer Ron Howden, bassist Mo Moore, and Nelson.

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

The track "Train from Nowhere", on the 2005 remastered edition, features Robert Fripp of King Crimson on lead guitar (under the pseudonym “Walt Nektroid") that was left out of the original version.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

AllMusic gave the album a positive retrospective review, praising Nektar's switching to "shorter, punchier songs", "swelling" keyboards, "symphonic" guitars, and "breezy pop".

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Away from Asgard"	Derek Moore, Ron Howden, Taff Freeman, Dave Nelson, Steve Barth	Howden, Nelson, and Moore	5:30
2.	"Magic Is a Child"	Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Barth	Howden and Moore	4:06
3.	"Eerie Lackawanna"	Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Barth	Nelson	3:29
4.	"Midnight Lite"	Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Barth	Moore	4:27
5.	"Love to Share (Keep Your Worries Behind You)"	Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson	Howden and Moore	4:07

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
6.	"Train from Nowhere"	Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson	Nelson	4:12
7.	"Listen"	Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson, Roye Albrighton	Nelson	6:02
8.	"On the Run (The Trucker)"	Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson	Howden	4:41
9.	"Spread Your Wings"	Moore, Howden, Freeman, Nelson	Nelson	4:40

Personnel

Dave Nelson - guitar, lead and backing vocals
Alan "Taff" Freeman - keyboards (including synthesizer), backing vocals
Derek "Mo" Moore - bass, lead and backing vocals
Ron Howden - drums, percussion, lead and backing 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, backing vocal on "Love to Share (Keep Your Worries Behind You)"

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	172

References

1 2 3 4 Magic Is a Child at AllMusic
↑ "Nektar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

External links

Magic is a Child at Project Nektor Music

[allmusic-1] 1 2 3 4 Magic Is a Child at AllMusic

[ac_Billboard200_Nektar-2] "Nektar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

v t e Nektar
Ron Howden Derek "Mo" Moore Randy Dembo Ryche Chlanda Kendall Scott Mick Brockett Carmine Rojas Larry Fast Billy Sherwood
Studio albums	Journey to the Centre of the Eye A Tab in the Ocean ...Sounds Like This Remember the Future Down to Earth Recycled Magic Is a Child Man in the Moon The Prodigal Son Evolution Book of Days A Spoonful of Time Time Machine The Other Side
Live albums	Sunday Night at London Roundhouse