It Must Be Magic

by Teena Marie

It Must Be Magic cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 May 1981
  • Label: Gordy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:06:13
  • Community rating: 3.27/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Self-produced and overflowing with dynamic energy, 'It Must Be Magic' stands as a pinnacle of Teena Marie's tenure at Motown Records. The album boasts ferocious slap-bass grooves, lavish horn sections, and her unmistakable, soaring vocal acrobatics, solidifying her status as a premier architect of 80s funk.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. It Must Be Magic (6:06)
  2. Revolution (4:36)
  3. Where's California (5:25)
  4. 365 (4:20)
  5. Opus III (Does Anybody Care) (1:31)
  6. Square Biz (6:40)
  7. The Ballad Of Cradle Rob And Me (3:41)
  8. Portuguese Love (7:49)
  9. Yes Indeed (4:58)
  10. Square Biz - Instrumental - 12" B Side (6:40)
  11. Someday We'll All Be Free - Live (1:57)
  12. Deja Vu - Live (12:25)

Credits

  • Allen McGrier - bass, written-by, arranged by [rhythm], synthesizer
  • Oscar Alston - bass
  • Paul Hines - drums
  • James S. Stewart Jr. - keyboards
  • Dick Charles - lacquer cut by
  • Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
  • Cliff Ervin - piccolo trumpet
  • Roy Poper - piccolo trumpet

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