Down to Earth (Nektar album)

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Down to Earth
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1974
RecordedMarch – June 1974
Studio Chipping Norton Studio, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Genre Progressive rock
Length37:13
Label Bacillus
Producer Peter Hauke, Nektar
Nektar chronology
Sunday Night at London Roundhouse
(1974)
Down to Earth
(1974)
Recycled
(1975)
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Down to Earth is the fifth album from English progressive rock band Nektar. A snippet of the song "Show Me the Way" was featured in an episode from the first season of the sitcom The Jeffersons .

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nektar.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Astral Man"3:15
2."Nelly the Elephant"4:57
3."Early Morning Clown"3:22
4."That's Life"6:52
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Fidgety Queen"4:05
6."Oh Willy"4:02
7."Little Boy"3:04
8."Show Me the Way"5:55
9."Finale"1:41

Personnel

Guests:

Production

Charts

Chart (1974–75)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [1] 93
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [2] 37
US Billboard 200 [3] 32

References

  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 214. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  2. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3959a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. "Nektar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2025.