Английская Википедия:Black Magic (Magic Sam album)
Шаблон:Infobox album Black Magic is a studio album by Chicago blues musician Magic Sam. Delmark Records released it under the name of "Magic Sam Blues Band" in November 1969, shortly before his death.[1] The album was a follow-up to Magic Sam's highly influential studio debut, West Side Soul (1968), and also includes a mix of originals with songs written by his contemporaries.
Critical reception
Шаблон:Album ratings Bill Dahl, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, gave the album its highest ratingШаблон:Sndfive out of five stars. He called it "another instant classic" and noted some R&B-style influenced songs.[2]
Blues historian Gerard Herzhaft commented that the album, along with West Side Soul, "brought unanimous praise from the critics. Today [1996], they are considered classics of the Chicago blues".[3]
In 1990, Black Magic was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as a classic of blues recording. The induction statement includes: Шаблон:Blockquote
Track listing
Side A
- "I Just Want a Little Bit"[4] – 3:03
- "What Have I Done Wrong" – 3:10
- "Easy, Baby"[5] – 3:54
- "You Belong to Me" – 4:05
- "It's All Your Fault"[6] – 4:50
Side B
- "I Have the Same Old Blues"[7] – 3:32
- "You Don't Love Me Baby"[8] – 3:29
- "San-Ho-Zay"[9] – 3:53
- "Stop! You're Hurting Me" – 4:47
- "Keep Loving Me Baby"[10]– 3:30
Personnel
- Magic SamШаблон:Sndvocals, guitar
- Eddie ShawШаблон:Sndtenor saxophone
- Lafayette LeakeШаблон:Sndpiano
- Mighty Joe YoungШаблон:Sndguitar
- Mack ThompsonШаблон:Sndbass
- Odie Payne Jr.Шаблон:Snddrums
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite AV media notes
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite encyclopedia
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- ↑ Rosco Gordon wrote and recorded "Just a Little Bit" in 1959.
- ↑ Magic Sam first recorded the Willie Dixon composition "Easy Baby" for Cobra Records in 1958.
- ↑ Lowell Fulson is credited with "It's All Your Fault" on Magic Sam's Rockin' Wild in Chicago album (2002).
- ↑ Little Milton wrote and recorded "Same Old Blues" for Bobbin Records in 1959, with an additional credit for Oliver Sain.
- ↑ Willie Cobbs recorded "You Don't Love Me" in 1960, which was adapted from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "She's Fine, She's Mine".
- ↑ Freddie King wrote and recorded the guitar instrumental "San-Ho-Say" in 1961.
- ↑ Otis Rush wrote and recorded "Keep On Loving Me Baby" in 1958.