Magic
by Bruce Springsteen
- Type: Album
- Released: 2 October 2007
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 47:45
- Community rating: 4.04/5 from 6 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Bruce Springsteen reunites with the E Street Band for this energetic, politically charged album. 'Magic' critiques the Bush administration and the Iraq War through soaring, radio-friendly rock songs. It captures the Boss angry, engaged, and sounding vital.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, political, arena rock, storytelling, protest, nostalgia, guitar-driven, bombastic
Tracklist
- Radio Nowhere (03:18)
- You'll Be Comin' Down (03:45)
- Livin' In the Future (03:56)
- Your Own Worst Enemy (03:18)
- Gypsy Biker (04:31)
- Girls In Their Summer Clothes (04:19)
- I'll Work for Your Love (03:34)
- Magic (02:45)
- Last to Die (04:16)
- Long Walk Home (04:34)
- Devil's Arcade (05:20)
- Terry's Song (04:09)
Credits
- Christopher Austopchuk - art direction [album art direction]
- Michelle Holme - art direction [album art direction]
- Bea Nettles - artwork [disk icon]
- Creative Artists Agency - booking [booking agency]
- Rob Light - booking [booking agency]
- Barry Bell - booking [booking agent]
- Mala Sharma - coordinator [brendan o 'brien project coordinators]
- Steven Kaiser - coordinator [brendan o 'brien project coordinators]
- Kevin Buell - coordinator [bruce springsteen project coordinators]
- Terry Magovern - coordinator [bruce springsteen project coordinators]
- Jan Stabile - coordinator [jon landau management project coordinator]
- Billy Bowers - engineer [additional engineering]
- Toby Scott - engineer [at thrill hill recording]
- Allen Grubman - legal
- Arthur Indursky - legal
- Bruce Grossberg - legal
- Jonathan Horn - legal
- Mona Okada - legal
- Allison Oscar - management
- Barbara Carr - management
- Jon Landau - management
- Jon Landau Management - management
- Sue Berger - management
- Nancy Chapman - management [business management]
- Patty DeFrancesco - management [business management]
- Teresa Polyak - management [business management]
- Bob Ludwig - mastered by
- Brendan O'Brien - mixed by
- Tom Tapley - mixed by [assistant at southern tracks recording studio]
- Patrick Warren - musician [additional musician], chamberlin [chamberlain], piano [tack piano]
- Soozie Tyrell - musician [additional musician], violin
- Patti Scialfa - musician, backing vocals
- Garry Tallent - musician, bass
- Max Weinberg - musician, drums
- Nils Lofgren - musician, guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Van Zandt - musician, guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Bruce Springsteen - musician, lead vocals, guitar, pump organ, harmonica, synth [synth keyboard], glockenspiel, percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici - musician, organ, keyboards
- Roy Bittan - musician, piano, organ
- Clarence Clemons - musician, saxophone, backing vocals
- Mark Seliger - photography by
- Danny Clinch - photography by [back cover, pages 10 & 14, all band shots]
- Marilyn Laverty - public relations [uncredited role]
- Shore Fire Media - public relations [uncredited role]
- Nick DiDia - recorded by
- Glen Pittman - recorded by [additional recording assistants at henson recording studios]
- Kevin Mills - recorded by [additional recording assistants at henson recording studios]
- Matt Serrecchio - recorded by [additional recording assistants at henson recording studios]
- Tom Syrowski - recorded by [additional recording assistants at henson recording studios]
- Shari Sutcliffe - technician [support staff: contracts]
- Harry McCarthy - technician [support staff: drums]