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Magic Is a Child

1977 studio album by Nektar

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).

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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 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

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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

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    Magic Is a Child at AllMusic
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