Released October 1982 | Length 38:45 Release date October 1982 Label Edsel Records | |
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Recorded Kingsway Recorders, London, UK, July 1982 – August 1982 Similar Gillan albums, Hard rock albums |
Magic is an album by British rock band Gillan, their final collaboration, released in October 1982. It features eight original songs, mostly co-written by Ian Gillan and Colin Towns, and a cover of Stevie Wonder's 1973 hit single "Living For The City". This cover was released as a 7" single, in both picture-bag and picture-disc editions, and was accompanied by a promotional video.
Contents
Although the album was generally accepted by Gillan's staunch UK following it failed to achieve the chart success of Glory Road or Future Shock, peaking at No. 17 in the UK chart.
Magic was reissued in 1989 and in 2007 with seven bonus tracks, including cover versions and B-sides.
Track listing
Side 1
- "What's The Matter" – (3.33) (Gillan, John McCoy, Janick 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) (Stevie 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) (Bernie 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
Songs
1What's the Matter3:34
2Bluesy Blue Sea4:50
3Caught in a Trap3:36