Do You Believe in Magic (album)

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Do You Believe in Magic
Studio album by
The Lovin' Spoonful
ReleasedNovember 1965
RecordedJune 1965 - September 1965
GenreFolk rock[1]
Length29:58
LabelKama Sutra
ProducerErik Jacobsen
The Lovin' Spoonful chronology
Do You Believe in Magic
(1965) 		Daydream
(1966)

Do You Believe in Magic is the debut album by the folk rock group The Lovin' Spoonful. It was released in November 1965, on the Kama Sutra label. The album features the hits "Do You Believe in Magic" (U.S. No. 9) and "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (U.S. No. 2).

Do You Believe in Magic was re-released on CD in 2002 with five bonus tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
MSN MusicA–[1]

In his Allmusic review, music critic William Ruhlmann wrote "The album elaborated upon Sebastian's gentle, winning songwriting style... The album also revealed the group's jug band roots in its arrangements of traditional songs... The Spoonful would be remembered as a vehicle for Sebastian's songwriting, but Do You Believe in Magic was a well-rounded collection that demonstrated their effectiveness as a group."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Believe in Magic"John Sebastian2:07
2."Blues in the Bottle"Traditional2:12
3."Sportin' Life"Traditional4:04
4."My Gal"Traditional2:38
5."You Baby"Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil2:56
6."Fishin' Blues"Traditional2:02
7."Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?"Sebastian1:59
8."Wild About My Lovin'"Traditional2:36
9."Other Side of This Life"Fred Neil2:30
10."Younger Girl"Sebastian2:20
11."On the Road Again"Sebastian1:51
12."Night Owl Blues"Steve Boone, Joe Butler, Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky3:05
Bonus tracks on 2002 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Alley Oop"Dallas Frazier2:17
14."Younger Girl" (Demo)Sebastian2:39
15."Blues in the Bottle" (Alternate Vocal)Traditional3:02
16."Wild About My Lovin'" (Alternate Vocal)Traditional2:36
17."Other Side of This Life" (Instrumental)Neil2:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (March 29, 2013). "The Lovin' Spoonful". MSN Music. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Ruhlman, William. "Do You Believe in Magic > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
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