Nexus (Argent album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Nexus
| type = Studio
| artist = Argent
| cover = Argent-nexus.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 1974
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Progressive rock{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/rockingclassicse0000maca|url-access=registration|title=Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture|last=Macan|first=Edward L.|date=1997|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195098877|page=[https://archive.org/details/rockingclassicse0000maca/page/138 138]}}
| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=59}}
| label = Epic
| producer = Chris White, Rod Argent
| prev_title = In Deep
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = Encore
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = album
| cover =
| border =
| alt =
| caption = US and Canadian release.
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}} {{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/nexus-mw0000369158|title=Argent - Nexus (1974) album rating at AllMusic |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=May 29, 2018}}
}}
Nexus is the fifth album by British rock band Argent. It was released in March 1974{{Cite web|url=https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/sepc65924|title=Nexus – Argent|website=45worlds|access-date=5 October 2024}} on CBS Records. "Nexus" was the last Argent album to feature guitarist/lead singer Russ Ballard.
Track listing
Songs written by Rod Argent and Chris White except as noted.
{{Tracklisting
| headline = Side one
| title1 = The Coming of Kohoutek
| note1 = instrumental
| length1 = 3:01
| title2 = Once Around the Sun
| note2 = instrumental
| length2 = 2:49
| title3 = Infinite Wanderer
| note3 = instrumental
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = Love
| writer4 = Russ Ballard
| length4 = 3:51
| title5 = Music from the Spheres
| length5 = 8:10
}}
{{Tracklisting
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Thunder and Lightning
| writer6 = Ballard
| length6 = 5:05
| title7 = Keeper of the Flame
| length7 = 6:02
| title8 = Man for All Reasons
| writer8 = Ballard
| length8 = 4:44
| title9 = Gonna Meet My Maker
| writer9 = Ballard
| length9 = 4:35
}}
Personnel
;Argent
- Rod Argent – organ, electric piano, lead vocals on "Music from the Spheres"
- Russ Ballard – guitar, vocals
- Jim Rodford – bass guitar, guitar, vocals
- Robert Henrit – drums, percussion
Charts
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Chart (1974)
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{{Album chart|Billboard200|149|artist=Argent|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}} |
References
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Category:Albums produced by Rod Argent
Category:Albums produced by Chris White (musician)
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