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The last of Teena Marie's four albums for Motown, It Must Be Magic found the songstress continuing to do all of her own writing, producing, and arranging, with magnificent results. Irons in the Fire proved that she didn't need the input of a big-name producer in order to deliver first-class albums, and Marie provided additional evidence of that fact on an album that offered such gems as the playful "Square Biz" (one of her biggest hits, and an early example of an R&B artist incorporating rap), the thought-provoking "Revolution" (inspired by the assassination of John Lennon and filled with references to the Beatles), and the gritty title song. Marie has periodically shown a strong love of jazz, which is exactly what happens on the ballad "Yes Indeed" and the sexy "Portuguese Love." It Must Be Magic was Marie's highest-charting album in the pop market, and thanks to a largely black following, the gold-seller just missed topping the R&B charts.
© Alex Henderson & William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Paul Riser, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jill Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Teena Marie, Producer, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, Horn Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Franklin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Hearn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Ruffin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Diedra Joseph, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Anthony Boehme, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Carl Leonard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teena Marie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teena Marie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teena Marie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teena Marie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allen Mcgrier, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Henry McGrier, ComposerLyricist - Teena Marie, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Brocket, ComposerLyricist - Daniel LeMelle, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teena Marie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jill D Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Teena Marie, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teena Marie, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allen Mcgrier, ComposerLyricist - Allen Henry McGrier, ComposerLyricist - Teena Marie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Howard, ComposerLyricist - Donny Hathaway, ComposerLyricist - Teena Marie, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, ComposerLyricist - Teena Marie, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
The last of Teena Marie's four albums for Motown, It Must Be Magic found the songstress continuing to do all of her own writing, producing, and arranging, with magnificent results. Irons in the Fire proved that she didn't need the input of a big-name producer in order to deliver first-class albums, and Marie provided additional evidence of that fact on an album that offered such gems as the playful "Square Biz" (one of her biggest hits, and an early example of an R&B artist incorporating rap), the thought-provoking "Revolution" (inspired by the assassination of John Lennon and filled with references to the Beatles), and the gritty title song. Marie has periodically shown a strong love of jazz, which is exactly what happens on the ballad "Yes Indeed" and the sexy "Portuguese Love." It Must Be Magic was Marie's highest-charting album in the pop market, and thanks to a largely black following, the gold-seller just missed topping the R&B charts.
© Alex Henderson & William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:03
- Main artists: Teena Marie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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