Magic Hour (Cast album)
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| Released | 17 May 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Ridge Farm Studio Air Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 68:28 | |||
| Label | Polydor (547176) | |||
| Producer | Gil Norton | |||
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Magic Hour is the third album by the English band Cast, released on 17 May 1999. "Beat Mama" and the title track were both released as singles, and reached number nine and number 28 on the UK Singles Chart respectively.
Background
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Mike DeGagne of AllMusic gave praise to Power's songwriting being "way above 1997's Mother Nature Calls" and his musicianship being "extremely sharp" throughout the track listing, while also highlighting Peter Wilkinson's performance as "more professional and [more] focused" than with his other bands, concluding that, "Even though none of the songs can match the strength of "Guiding Star" […] Magic Hour still stands up as the group's second best recording."[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Power
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beat Mama" | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Compared to You" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "She Falls" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Dreamer" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Magic Hour" | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Company Man" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Alien" | 5:26 |
| 8. | "Higher" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Chasing the Day" | 4:20 |
| 10. | "The Feeling Remains" | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Burn the Light" | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Hideaway" | 24:42 |
- Note
- "Hideaway" ends at 6:40. After 13 minutes of silence (6:40–19:40), the hidden song "Solo Strings" begins.
Personnel
- Cast
- John Power – vocals, guitar
- Peter Wilkinson – backing vocals, bass
- Liam "Skin" Tyson – guitar
- Keith O'Neill – drums
- Production
- Gil Norton – producer, mixing
- Danton Supple – engineer, mixing
- David Arnold – string arrangements
- Nicholas Dodd – conductor
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Chart performance
| Charts (1999) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 6 |
References
- ^ a b DeGagne, Mike. "Magic Hour - Cast". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
