Love Magic

Love Magic
A photo of a woman smiling, wearing a lavender dress with white flowers on it and a heart necklace
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 1981 (1981-11-03)
GenreFunk
Length37:24
LanguageEnglish
LabelA&M
Producers
L.T.D. chronology
Shine On
(1980)
Love Magic
(1981)
For You
(1983)

Love Magic is the eighth studio album by American funk group L.T.D., their last on long-time label A&M Records. It was released on November 3, 1981.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars, with critic Alex Henderson writing that it is "surprisingly successful" after the loss of vocalist Jeffrey Osborne in 1980 and a few songs are "excellent", while most are "decent".[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kickin' Back"James Davis and Carle Vickers6:08
2."Burnin' Hot"Andre Ray and Vickers6:05
3."Cuttin' It Up"Mitch McDowell4:13
4."Stay on the One"Lorenzo Carnegie, J. Davis, and John McGhee4:17
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Love Magic"J. Davis and Leslie Wilson4:04
6."April Love"Alvino Bennett, Henry Davis, and Marilyn McLeod4:25
7."It Must End"H. Davis and Jacquelyn Hall4:29
8."Now"Patrick Henderson and Allee Willis3:43

Personnel

L.T.D.

  • Alvino Bennett – drums, arrangement, production
  • Arthur "Lorenzo" Carnegie – alto and tenor saxophone, arrangement, production
  • Jimmie "J. D." Davis – keyboards, arrangement, production
  • Henry E. Davis – bass guitar, arrangement, production
  • John T. McGhee – guitar, arrangement, production
  • Abraham J. "Onion" Miller, Jr. – saxophone, arrangement, production
  • Andre Ray – lead vocals, arrangement, production
  • Jake Riley – trombone, arrangement, production
  • Carle W. Vickers – horns, arrangement, production
  • Leslie Wilson – lead vocals, arrangement, production

Additional personnel

  • Jack Andrews – engineering
  • Chuck Beeson – art direction, design
  • Jim Caselli – assistant engineering
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Don Hahn – engineering
  • George Holz – photography
  • Marie Marsh – backing vocals
  • Al Ramirez – engineering
  • Steve Sollars – assistant engineering
  • Michael Stokes – production
  • Bruce Swedien – mixing
  • Vesta Williams – backing vocals

Chart performance

Love Magic reached 83 on the Billboard 200 and topped out at 21 on that publication's R&B Albums chart.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "L.T.D. – Love Magic". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "L.T.D. - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

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