Man in the Moon (Nektar album)

Man in the Moon
Studio album by
Nektar
ReleasedJuly 1980[1]
RecordedJanuary – March 1980[2]
StudioBriar Book Studies, Bernardsville, New Jersey and Essex Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock, hard rock[3]
Length40:19
LabelAriola
ProducerRoye Albrighton, Rupert Hine
Nektar chronology
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(2001)
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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.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Young to Die"Nektar, Roye Albrighton, Allan Freeman4:20
2."Angel"Nektar, Albrighton3:31
3."Telephone"Freeman, Carmine Rojas, Albrighton3:44
4."Far Away"Albrighton3:21
5."Torraine"Nektar, Albrighton, Freeman5:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Can't Stop You Now"Nektar, Albrighton4:22
7."We"Nektar, Albrighton4:41
8."You're Alone"Albrighton4:09
9."Man in the Moon"Albrighton, Freeman6:43


2002 Voiceprint bonus tracks[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Impossible Years" (Too Young to Die Original Mix)Nektar, Albrighton, Freeman4:16
11."Straight Jacket"Albrighton3:48

Personnel

  • Roye Albrighton – guitars, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Allan "Taff" Freeman – keyboards
  • Carmine Rojas – bass, keyboards
  • David Prater – drums, background vocals

References

  1. ^ "Man in the Moon by Nektar - RYM/Sonemic" – via rateyourmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Nektar – Man In The Moon (2002, CD) - Discogs". Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000662804
  4. ^ "Nektar – Man In The Moon". Discogs. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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