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Love Magic

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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
Producer
L.T.D. chronology
Shine On
(1980)
Love Magic
(1981)
For You
(1983)

Love Magic is a 1981 studio album by American funk group L.T.D., their last on long-time label A&M Records.

Reception

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Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this 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

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  1. "Kickin' Back" (James Davis and Carle Vickers) – 6:08
  2. "Burnin' Hot" (Andre Ray and Vickers) – 6:05
  3. "Cuttin' It Up" (Mitch McDowell) – 4:13
  4. "Stay on the One" (Lorenzo Carnegie, J. Davis, and John McGhee) – 4:17
  5. "Love Magic" (J. Davis and Leslie Wilson) – 4:04
  6. "April Love" (Alvino Bennett, Henry Davis, and Marilyn McLeod) – 4:25
  7. "It Must End" (H. Davis and Jacquelyn Hall) – 4:29
  8. "Now" (Patrick Henderson and Allee Willis) – 3:43

Personnel

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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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