- hard rock, rock
- 75 min
- 18 tracks
Magic is the sixth and final studio album by English rock band Gillan, released in September 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.
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- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- 1What's the Matter3:31
- 2Bluesy Blue Sea4:53
- 3Caught in a Trap3:37
- 4Long Gone3:57
- 5Driving Me Wild3:01
- 6Demon Driver7:20
- 7Living a Lie4:27
- 8You're So Right2:57
- 9Living for the City4:28
- 10Demon Driver (reprise)0:45
- 11Breaking Chains3:28
- 12Fiji5:21
- 13Purple Sky3:24
- 14South Africa4:03
- 15John4:44
- 16South Africa (12" extended version)7:18
- 17Helter Skelter3:26
- 18Smokestack Lightning4:07
18 tracks, 75 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Gillan
- Released
- 1982
- Type
- Album
- Country
- GB
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