Child in Time (album)

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.^[3] The album reached No. 36 on Swedish charts^[4] and No. 55 in UK.^[5]

Child in Time
Studio album by Ian Gillan Band
Released	July 1976
Recorded	Musicland Studios, Munich, December 1975 – January 1976, mixed at Mountain Studio, Montreux, February 1976
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	36:04
Label	Polydor / Oyster
Producer	Roger Glover
Ian Gillan Band chronology
Child in Time (1976) Clear Air Turbulence (1977)
Singles from Child in Time
"You Make Me Feel So Good" Released: July 1976 (EU)[1] "Down the Road" Released: November 1976 (US/Japan)[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

This was Ian Gillan's first release after leaving Deep Purple, and former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover is the album's producer.^[3]

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

• Ian Gillan – vocals and harmonica
• Mike Moran – Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet, Hammond organ, ARP 2600, acoustic and electric piano, ARP String Ensemble
• Ray Fenwick – electric, acoustic and slide guitars, vocals
• John Gustafson – bass guitar, vocals
• Mark Nauseef – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Roger Glover – ARP 2600 synthesizers, kalimba, vocals

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	36
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	55

References

1. "Ian Gillan discography".
2. "Ian Gillan discography".
3. Thompson, Dave. Child in Time at AllMusic
4. "Child in Time – Charts". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
5. "Gillan – Charts". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Ian Gillan Band – Child in Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

External links

• Ian Gillan Band - Child in Time (1976) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Ian Gillan Band - Child in Time (1976) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Ian Gillan Band - Child in Time (1976) album to be listened as stream on Spotify