Magic (Four Tops album)

Magic is an album recorded by the Four Tops, released in 1985 on Motown Records.[1] The album reached No. 23 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Top US R&B Albums chart.[2][3]

Magic
Studio album by The Four Tops
Released	1985
Studio	(New York City)
Genre	soul
Label	Motown
Producer	Reggie Lucas Willie Hutch
The Four Tops chronology
Back Where I Belong (1983) Magic (1985) Hot Nights (1986)

Overview

Half of the Magic album was produced by Reggie Lucas, which was the idea of Iris Gordy, who felt his work on the debut double-platinum Madonna album reminded her of an updated Holland-Dozier-Holland sound. The other half was handled by Willie Hutch.[4]

Reggie Lucas produced the song "Maybe Tomorrow", a duet between Levi Stubbs and Phyllis Hyman,which received substantial urban contemporary airplay.[5][6][7][8][9]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[10]

Singles

"Sexy Ways" peaked at No. 21 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can Feel the Magic"	Willie Hutch	4:47
2.	"Don’t Tell Me That It's Over"	Hutch	4:34
3.	"Sexy Ways"	Hutch, Val Johnson	5:01
4.	"Easier Said Than Done"	Kerry Ashby, John Bokowski, Benny Medina	5:59
5.	"Don’t Turn Away"	Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson	5:03
6.	"I'm Ready for Love"	Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland	3:17
7.	"Again"	Fred Bridges, Lawrence Payton, George Roundtree	4:45
8.	"Maybe Tomorrow"	Roxanne Seeman, Eddie del Barrio	4:03
9.	"Remember Me"	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson	3:39

Personnel

• Levi Stubbs: lead vocals
• Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton, and The Andantes: background vocals
• Reggie Lucas: producer (track 8)

References

1. Four Tops: Magic. Motown Records. 1985.
2. Top British Soul Albums. Blues and Soul. September 3, 1985.
3. "Four Tops: Magic (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1985-04-20). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
5. "Welcome rnbhaven.com - BlueHost.com". www.rnbhaven.com. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
6. Michael, Jason A. (15 October 2018). Strength Of A Woman: The Phyllis Hyman Story. ISBN 978-0979489013.
7. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1985-06-15). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
8. Magic – The Four Tops at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
9. Blues & Soul. Napfield Limited. June 1985.
10. "The Four Tops: Magic". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
11. "Four Tops: Sexy Ways (Hot R&B Singles)". Billboard.