Child in Time (album)

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Child in Time
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1976
Recorded Musicland Studios, Munich, December 1975 – January 1976, mixed at Mountain Studio, Montreux, February 1976
Genre Jazz fusion
Length36:04
Label Polydor / Oyster
Producer Roger Glover
Ian Gillan Band chronology
Child in Time
(1976)
Clear Air Turbulence
(1977)
Singles from Child in Time
  1. "You Make Me Feel So Good"
    Released: July 1976 (EU) [1]
  2. "Down the Road"
    Released: 1976 (US/Japan)
Professional ratings
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Child in Time is the debut album by British jazz rock band Ian Gillan Band, released in 1976. The album took its title from the Deep Purple song "Child in Time", a version of which appears on the LP. [2] The album reached No. 36 on Swedish charts [3] and No. 55 in UK. [4]

Contents

This was Ian Gillan's first release after leaving Deep Purple, and former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover is the album's producer. [2]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Lay Me Down" (Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, John Gustafson) – 2:55
  2. "You Make Me Feel So Good" (Gillan, Mike Moran, Dave Wintour, Bernie Holland, Andy Steele) – 3:41
  3. "Shame" (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Gustafson) – 2:47
  4. "My Baby Loves Me" (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Roger Glover) – 3:35
  5. "Down the Road" (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Gustafson, Glover) – 3:27

Side 2

  1. "Child in Time" (Ritchie Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) – 7:23
  2. "Let It Slide" (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Gustafson, Moran) – 11:41

Personnel

Ian Gillan Band
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [5] 36
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 55

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