Magic (Smash Mouth album)
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Released | September 4, 2012 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 33:24 | |||
Label | 429 | |||
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Magic is the seventh studio album by American rock band Smash Mouth, released on September 4, 2012 through 429 Records. It is their first album in six years since the release of Summer Girl in 2006. It is also the first album without original guitarist and primary songwriter Greg Camp since his departure from the band.
The first single on the album, "Magic", peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Perfect Planet" |
| 2:36 |
2. | "Live to Love Another Day" |
| 2:41 |
3. | "Magic" (featuring J. Dash) |
| 2:59 |
4. | "Justin Bieber" |
| 2:33 |
5. | "Out of Love" |
| 3:35 |
6. | "Flippin' Out" (featuring J. Dash) |
| 3:00 |
7. | "Future X Wife" |
| 2:29 |
8. | "Better with Time" |
| 3:14 |
9. | "The Game" |
| 2:36 |
10. | "She's Into Me" |
| 3:20 |
11. | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" |
| 4:21 |
Personnel
- Steve Harwell – lead vocals
- Mike Krompass – guitars, backing vocals
- Paul De Lisle – bass, backing vocals
- Randy Cooke – drums, percussion, drum programming
- Michael Klooster – keyboards, programming, backing vocals
- Additional
- J. Dash - vocals on "Magic" and "Flippin' Out"
- Stephen Vickers - backing vocals
- Andrew Fromm - backing vocals
- Jennifer Paige - backing vocals
- Shawn Mayer - backing vocals
- Storm Gardiner - backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Juan Portela - keyboards
- Greg Camp - guitars, background vocals on "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
- Michael Urbano - drums on "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Production
All tracks produced by Mike Komprass.
Reception
Allmusic gave the album 3 1/2 stars, saying it was "as effortlessly effervescent as anything else Smash Mouth has ever released, filled with grooving, organ-fueled beach party anthems".[2]