- Magic (Gillan album)
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Magic Studio album by Gillan Released 1982 Recorded Kingsway Recorders, London, UK Genre Heavy metal, hard rock Length 38:45 Label Virgin Producer Mick Glossop Gillan chronology Double Trouble
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Magic is an album by British rock band Gillan, their final collaboration, released in 1982. It was reissued in 1989 with seven "bonus" tracks, including cover versions and B-sides. "South Africa" /"John" was a single Ian had written and recorded with guitarist Bernie Marsden.
Although the album was generally accepted by Gillan's staunch U.K. following it failed to achieve the chart success of Glory Road or Future Shock, peaking at #17 in the UK chart.
Gillan disbanded when Ian Gillan became the singer of Black Sabbath in 1983.
Contents
Track listing
- All songs written by Ian Gillan and Colin Towns except where noted.
Side 1
- "What's The Matter" - (3.33) (Gillan/McCoy/Gers)
- "Bluesy Blue Sea" - (4.48) (Gillan/Gers)
- "Caught In A Trap" - (3.34)
- "Long Gone" - (3.59)
- "Driving Me Wild" - (3.05)
Side 2
- "Demon Driver" - (7.15)
- "Living A Lie" - (4.27)
- "You're So Right" (2.55) (Gillan/McCoy)
- "Living for the City" - (4.27) (Wonder)
- "Demon Driver (reprise)" - (0.42)
1989 Re-release
In 1989 virgin re-released the album in CD format. The revised track listing was as follows:
- "What's The Matter" - (3.31) (Gillan/McCoy/Gers)
- "Bluesy Blue Sea" - (4.51) (Gillan/Gers)
- "Caught In A Trap" - (3.35)
- "Long Gone" - (3.57)
- "Driving Me Wild" - (3.01)
- "Demon Driver" - (7.16)
- "Living A Lie" - (4.25)
- "You're So Right" - (2.55) (Gillan/McCoy)
- "Living For The City" - (4.28) (Wonder)
- "Demon Driver (reprise)" - (0.44)
- "Breaking Chains" - (3.28) (Gillan/Gers)
- "Fiji" - (5.21) (Gillan / McCoy)
- "Purple Sky" - (3.24) (Gillan/McCoy)
- "South Africa" - (4.03) (Marsden)
- "John" - (4.44) (Gillan)
- "South Africa" (12" extended version) - (7.18) (Bernie Marsden)
- "Helter Skelter" - (3.26) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)*
- "Smokestack Lightning" - (4.08) (Burnett)*
Total running time 74.50
* Previously unreleased
2007 Re-release
In 2007 the album was re-released in CD format again on the Edsel label.
- "What's The Matter" - (3.31) (Gillan/McCoy/Gers)
- "Bluesy Blue Sea" - (4.51) (Gillan/Gers)
- "Caught In A Trap" - (3.35)
- "Long Gone" - (3.57)
- "Driving Me Wild" - (3.01)
- "Demon Driver" - (7.16)
- "Living A Lie" - (4.25)
- "You're So Right" - (2.55) (Gillan/McCoy)
- "Living For The City" - (4.28) (Wonder)
- "Demon Driver (reprise)" - (0.44)
- "Breaking Chains" - (3.28) (Gillan/Gers)
- "Fiji" - (5.21)
- "Purple Sky" - (3.24)
- "Helter Skelter" - (3.26) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Smokestack Lightning" - (4.08) (Burnett)
- "South Africa" - (4.03) (Marsden)
- "John" - (4.44) (Gillan)
- "South Africa" (12" extended version) - (7.18) (Marsden)
Personnel
- Ian Gillan - Vocals, Harmonica
- Janick Gers - Guitar
- Colin Towns - Keyboards
- John McCoy - Bass guitar
- Mick Underwood - Drums
References
Categories:- 1982 albums
- Gillan albums
- Virgin Records albums
- New Wave of British heavy metal albums
- 1980s rock album stubs
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