Man in the Moon (Nektar album)

Man in the Moon
Studio album by Nektar
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
Nektar chronology
More Live Nektar in New York (1978) Man in the Moon (1980) The Prodigal Son (2001)

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AllMusic	[3]

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 . This album features the return of 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.	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

Side two

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

2002 Voiceprint bonus tracks ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Impossible Years" (Too Young to Die Original Mix)	Nektar, Albrighton, Freeman	4:16
11.	"Straight Jacket"	Albrighton	3:48

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. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000662804
4. "Nektar – Man In The Moon". Discogs. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

External links

• Man in the Moon at TheNektarProject.com