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Black Magic (Magic Sam 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. 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

Bill Dahl, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, gave the album four and a half stars out of five. He called it "another instant classic" and noted some R&B-style influenced songs.

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".

In 1990, Black Magic was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as a classic of blues recording. The induction statement includes:

Track listing

Side A

  1. "I Just Want a Little Bit" – 3:03
  2. "What Have I Done Wrong" – 3:10
  3. "Easy, Baby" – 3:54
  4. "You Belong to Me" – 4:05
  5. "It's All Your Fault" – 4:50

Side B

  1. "I Have the Same Old Blues" – 3:32
  2. "You Don't Love Me Baby" – 3:29
  3. "San-Ho-Zay" [instrumental] – 3:53
  4. "Stop! You're Hurting Me" – 4:47
  5. "Keep Loving Me Baby"– 3:30

Personnel

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