Magic Is a Child
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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]
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Reception
Template:Album ratings 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
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
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References
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