Man in the Moon (Nektar album)
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ReleasedJuly 1980[1]
RecordedJanuary – March 1980[2]
StudioBriar Book Studies, Bernardsville, New Jersey and Essex Studios, London
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| Released | July 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | January – March 1980[2] | |||
| Studio | Briar Book Studies, Bernardsville, New Jersey and Essex Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock[3] | |||
| Length | 40:19 | |||
| Label | Ariola | |||
| Producer | Roye Albrighton, Rupert Hine | |||
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Man in the Moon is the eighth studio album by Nektar and was originally released in 1980 in Germany. This album continues the commercial hard rock with elements of progressive rock explored on their previous effort Magic Is a Child. Following that album Nektar broke up, and by the time of Man in the Moon they had reunited with a drastically different lineup; only keyboardist Allan "Taff" Freeman remained from the pre-breakup lineup. Founding members Ron Howden and Mo Moore were replaced by David Prater and Carmine Rojas, while Dave Nelson was replaced by founding member Roye Albrighton. The album was expanded to include previously unreleased tracks and re-issued by Voiceprint in Europe.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Too Young to Die" | Nektar, Roye Albrighton, Allan Freeman | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Angel" | Nektar, Albrighton | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Telephone" | Freeman, Carmine Rojas, Albrighton | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Far Away" | Albrighton | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Torraine" | Nektar, Albrighton, Freeman | 5:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Can't Stop You Now" | Nektar, Albrighton | 4:22 |
| 7. | "We" | Nektar, Albrighton | 4:41 |
| 8. | "You're Alone" | Albrighton | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Man in the Moon" | Albrighton, Freeman | 6:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 10. | "Impossible Years" (Too Young to Die Original Mix) | Nektar, Albrighton, Freeman | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Straight Jacket" | Albrighton | 3:48 |
