イージーリスニングの魔術師による幻想的な小品集
軽やかなオーケストレーションが心地よい空間を創出する。
タイトル「Magic」が示すように、魔法のような音の連なりが聴く者をリラックスした気分にさせる。ストリングスとブラスが織りなすハーモニーは優雅で、BGMとしても十分に機能しながら、注意深く聴けば細やかな工夫が随所に見られる。イージーリスニングというジャンルの持つ可能性を示した好例だ。
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A:
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1)
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Magic
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2)
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Help Yourself
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3)
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What's The Reason
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4)
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Can't Give Up
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5)
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Our Goodbye
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B:
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1)
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Born To Love You
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2)
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Sad Price To Pay
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3)
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She's My Music
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4)
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Changing
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Backing Vocals - Scherrie Payne
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Percussion - Gary Coleman
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Horns - Ernie Watts
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Horns - Pete Christlieb
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Synthesizer - Ian Underwood
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Guitar - Mitch Holder
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Bass - Leland Sklar
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Horns, Saxophone [Solos] - James Horn
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Engineer - Tom Flye
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Horns - Chuck Findley
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French Horn - Vince Da Rosa
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Keyboards - Bill Mays
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French Horn - Art Maebe
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Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
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Horns - Steve Madaio
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Drums - Steve Schaeffer
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Strings - Sid Sharp
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Backing Vocals - Lisa Roberts
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French Horn - Sidney Muldrow
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Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar, Music By, Lyrics By, Producer - Dick St. Nicklaus
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Keyboards, Orchestrated By, Producer - Velton Ray Bunch
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Horns - Dick "Slide" Hyde
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Engineer [Tracking] - Deni King
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Backing Vocals - Merry Green
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Engineer - Alex Kash
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Backing Vocals - Jean Ann Chapman
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Backing Vocals - Deborah Dennard
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Strings - Dan Turner (4)
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Percussion - John "Hock E. Puck" Kaye
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Engineer - Walter Borchers
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Product Manager - John Vana
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Engineer - Chuck Gebhart
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Backing Vocals - Freeman Clemente
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Copyist - Bruce Frazier
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Art Direction - Vigon Nahas Vigon
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Engineer - Peter Lewis
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Programmed By - Geoff Farr
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Photography By - Liz Sowers (2)
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Backing Vocals - Tommy Webb (4)
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Management - Cary C. Harwin
