Magic Is a Child

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, 13 years old at the time, is the model on the cover.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Length
1.	"Away from Asgard"	5:30
2.	"Magic Is a Child"	4:06
3.	"Eerie Lackawanna"	3:29
4.	"Midnite Lite"	4:27
5.	"Love to Share (Keep Your Worries Behind You)"	4:07

Side two
No.	Title	Length
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 2 3 4 Magic Is a Child at AllMusic

External links

Magic Is A Child at TheNektarProject.com

Nektar

Ron Howden Klaus Henatsch Lux Vibratus Roye Albrighton Mick Brockett Allan "Taff" Freeman Derek "Mo" Moore Keith Walters Dave Nelson Dave Prater Carmine Rojas Ray Hardwick Larry Fast Randy Dembo Tom Hughes Steve Adams Desha Dunnahoe Steve Mattern Peter Pichl 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

Live albums	Sunday Night at London Roundhouse Live in New York More Live Nektar in New York Unidentified Flying Abstract - Live At Chipping Norton 1974 Nearfest 2002 (Studio M Recording) Greatest Hits Live 2004 Tour Live Door To The Future Fortyfied

Compilations	Nektar Thru the Ears Highlights - The Best of Nektar The Dream Nebula: The Best of 1971-1975

Videos	Live Pure: Live in Germany 2005

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