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Magic (Bruce Springsteen album)

February 09, 2024

Magic is the fifteenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released by Columbia Records on LP on September 25, 2007, and on CD on October 2. It was his first with the E Street Band since The Rising in 2002, and topped the charts in six countries, including the US and UK, going triple platinum in Ireland. Two songs from the album – "Radio Nowhere" and "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" – won a total of three Grammys, making Magic the second of only two Springsteen albums with three wins, after The Rising.[1] It ranked No. 2 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[2]

Magic
Studio album by
Bruce Springsteen
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007
RecordedMarch 12 – May 2007
StudioSouthern Tracks, Atlanta, Georgia
GenreRock
Length47:47
LabelColumbia
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Bruce Springsteen chronology
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronology
Singles from Magic
  1. "Radio Nowhere"
    Released: August 28, 2007
  2. "Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
    Released: January 15, 2008

Background edit

Magic was announced on August 16, 2007, following months of speculation, and was characterized by Springsteen's manager Jon Landau as a "high energy rock" album with a "heavy E Street Band" sound.[3][4] It consisted of new tracks, apart from "Long Walk Home", which had been performed once on the latter part of the 2006 Sessions Band Tour. Most songs had been written by the end of 2006, and Springsteen allowed Brendan O'Brien, who had also produced The Rising (2002) and Devils & Dust (2005), to pick the ones that worked the best.[5][6] Recording commenced in March at Southern Tracks Recording Studio in Atlanta and took two months.[4][5][6] It was complicated by the band members' schedules, especially drummer Max Weinberg's weekday commitments to taping Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[6] The musicians did not record as a unit. During the week Springsteen worked on vocal tracks and production, and was joined on weekends by the core band of Weinberg, bassist Garry Tallent, and pianist Roy Bittan to record the basic tracks.[7] The other band members overdubbed their parts under O'Brien's watch, apart from saxophonist and longtime foil Clarence Clemons, who worked directly with Springsteen due to "a whole dynamic that spans decades."[6]

The lead-off single, "Radio Nowhere", had been slated for a September 4 release, but was leaked on August 22.[8][3] The release of the CD on October 2 was preceded by a September 25 release on vinyl record, in order to qualify for the Grammy Awards.[8][9] The album became available for pre-order on iTunes on August 28, with a promotion featuring "Radio Nowhere" as a free downloadable single, and the first legs of the accompanying Magic Tour were also announced.[10]

Themes edit

Several songs in Magic express disillusionment with the state of American society. Others, such as the title track ("I got a shiny saw blade/All I need's a volunteer/I'll cut you in half/While you're smilin' ear to ear") convey a more general sense of foreboding. "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" has been cited as a singularly "breezy" song on the album,[11] although A. O. Scott of The New York Times notes that not even this track is "untouched by melancholy. Its narrator, after all, stands and watches as the girls of the title 'pass me by.'"[12] Several sources have suggested that "Last to Die", with its chorus of "Who'll be the last to die for a mistake/Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break", was inspired by Vietnam Veterans Against the War representative John Kerry's 1971 testimony to the U.S. Senate, in which he asked "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?".[11][13] "Gypsy Biker" concerns the homecoming of a US soldier killed in action in Iraq, and Springsteen has said that "Livin' in the Future" references extraordinary rendition and illegal wiretapping.[13] "Long Walk Home" is a metaphorical account of the narrator's sense that, in the artist's words, those people living at home "he thought he knew, whose ideals he had something in common with, are like strangers."[12]

Release and sales edit

Magic sold well, becoming Springsteen's seventh No. 1 in the UK, with first week sales of 77,692, making it his fastest-starting release of the 21st century.[14] The album debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming Springsteen's eighth chart topper, and selling about 335,000 copies in its first week.[15] After falling to No. 2 for one week, it retook the top slot, selling about 77,000 copies that week.[16] Magic achieved its US sales despite receiving relatively little radio airplay.[17] Fox News reported that media conglomerate Clear Channel had instructed its classic rock stations not to play any tracks from the album, while continuing to play Springsteen songs from the 1970s and '80s.[17] Clear Channel responded by claiming that "in the first days after the CD's release" its stations had played the record more than others had.[18] By January 2009, Magic had sold one million copies in the US.[19]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[20]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [21]
Entertainment WeeklyA[22]
Paste     [23]
Pitchfork(6.8/10)[24]
PopMatters          [25]
Christgau's Consumer Guide  [26]
Rolling Stone     [27]
Spin     [28]
Times Online     [29]
Uncut     [30]

Critics generally responded positively to the album. Pitchfork noted that it was "a surprisingly complex album that hides its disillusionment deep within its music, mingling it with a weary optimism that has not diminished with age."[31] In The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll for the year's best albums, Magic ranked No. 9.[32] It ranked No. 2 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007, and "Long Walk Home" was No. 8 on its list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007[33] The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album but lost to the Foo Fighters' Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.[34]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Bruce Springsteen

No.TitleLength
1."Radio Nowhere"3:19
2."You'll Be Comin' Down"3:46
3."Livin' in the Future"3:56
4."Your Own Worst Enemy"3:19
5."Gypsy Biker"4:32
6."Girls in Their Summer Clothes"4:20
7."I'll Work for Your Love"3:35
8."Magic"2:46
9."Last to Die"4:17
10."Long Walk Home"4:35
11."Devil's Arcade"5:08
12."Terry's Song" (Hidden track)4:11

Two weeks after the album's initial announcement, which included an eleven-song track listing, "Terry's Song" was added. It is a memorial song for Springsteen's long-time assistant Terry Magovern, who died on July 30, 2007.[11][35] Some pressings of the CD pre-ordered through Sony Music or other channels did not contain the extra track.

Personnel edit

The E Street Band

Additional musicians

  • Soozie Tyrell – violin (tracks 3, 7–9), backing vocals (track 8)
  • Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass (track 8)
  • Daniel Laufer – cello (track 11)
  • Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, tack piano (tracks 4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
  • String section (tracks 4, 6):
    • Kenn Wagner, Jay Christy, Justin Bruns, William Pu, Cristopher Pulgram, John Meisner, Olga Shpitko, Sheela Lyengar – violins
    • Tania Maxwell Clements, Amy Chang, Lachlan McBane – viola
    • Karen Freer, Daniel Laufer, Charae Kruege – cello

Technical

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Certifications and sales for Magic
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[74] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[75] Gold 10,000*
Belgium (BEA)[76] Gold 15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[77] Platinum 30,000^
Germany (BVMI)[78] Platinum 200,000‡
Italy — 120,000[79]
Ireland (IRMA)[80] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[81] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[82] Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[83] Platinum 80,000^
Sweden (GLF)[84] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[85] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[86] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[87] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[88] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links edit

  • Magic at Discogs (list of releases)

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Magic is the fifteenth studio album by the American singer songwriter Bruce Springsteen released by Columbia Records on LP on September 25 2007 and on CD on October 2 It was his first with the E Street Band since The Rising in 2002 and topped the charts in six countries including the US and UK going triple platinum in Ireland Two songs from the album Radio Nowhere and Girls in Their Summer Clothes won a total of three Grammys making Magic the second of only two Springsteen albums with three wins after The Rising 1 It ranked No 2 on Rolling Stone s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007 2 MagicStudio album by Bruce SpringsteenReleasedSeptember 25 2007RecordedMarch 12 May 2007StudioSouthern Tracks Atlanta GeorgiaGenreRockLength47 47LabelColumbiaProducerBrendan O BrienBruce Springsteen chronologyBruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Live in Dublin 2007 Magic 2007 Magic Tour Highlights 2008 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band chronologyHammersmith Odeon London 75 2006 Magic 2007 Magic Tour Highlights 2008 Singles from Magic Radio Nowhere Released August 28 2007 Girls in Their Summer Clothes Released January 15 2008 Contents 1 Background 2 Themes 3 Release and sales 4 Critical reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications and sales 9 References 10 External linksBackground editMagic was announced on August 16 2007 following months of speculation and was characterized by Springsteen s manager Jon Landau as a high energy rock album with a heavy E Street Band sound 3 4 It consisted of new tracks apart from Long Walk Home which had been performed once on the latter part of the 2006 Sessions Band Tour Most songs had been written by the end of 2006 and Springsteen allowed Brendan O Brien who had also produced The Rising 2002 and Devils amp Dust 2005 to pick the ones that worked the best 5 6 Recording commenced in March at Southern Tracks Recording Studio in Atlanta and took two months 4 5 6 It was complicated by the band members schedules especially drummer Max Weinberg s weekday commitments to taping Late Night with Conan O Brien 6 The musicians did not record as a unit During the week Springsteen worked on vocal tracks and production and was joined on weekends by the core band of Weinberg bassist Garry Tallent and pianist Roy Bittan to record the basic tracks 7 The other band members overdubbed their parts under O Brien s watch apart from saxophonist and longtime foil Clarence Clemons who worked directly with Springsteen due to a whole dynamic that spans decades 6 The lead off single Radio Nowhere had been slated for a September 4 release but was leaked on August 22 8 3 The release of the CD on October 2 was preceded by a September 25 release on vinyl record in order to qualify for the Grammy Awards 8 9 The album became available for pre order on iTunes on August 28 with a promotion featuring Radio Nowhere as a free downloadable single and the first legs of the accompanying Magic Tour were also announced 10 Themes editSeveral songs in Magic express disillusionment with the state of American society Others such as the title track I got a shiny saw blade All I need s a volunteer I ll cut you in half While you re smilin ear to ear convey a more general sense of foreboding Girls in Their Summer Clothes has been cited as a singularly breezy song on the album 11 although A O Scott of The New York Times notes that not even this track is untouched by melancholy Its narrator after all stands and watches as the girls of the title pass me by 12 Several sources have suggested that Last to Die with its chorus of Who ll be the last to die for a mistake Whose blood will spill whose heart will break was inspired by Vietnam Veterans Against the War representative John Kerry s 1971 testimony to the U S Senate in which he asked How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake 11 13 Gypsy Biker concerns the homecoming of a US soldier killed in action in Iraq and Springsteen has said that Livin in the Future references extraordinary rendition and illegal wiretapping 13 Long Walk Home is a metaphorical account of the narrator s sense that in the artist s words those people living at home he thought he knew whose ideals he had something in common with are like strangers 12 Release and sales editMagic sold well becoming Springsteen s seventh No 1 in the UK with first week sales of 77 692 making it his fastest starting release of the 21st century 14 The album debuted at No 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart becoming Springsteen s eighth chart topper and selling about 335 000 copies in its first week 15 After falling to No 2 for one week it retook the top slot selling about 77 000 copies that week 16 Magic achieved its US sales despite receiving relatively little radio airplay 17 Fox News reported that media conglomerate Clear Channel had instructed its classic rock stations not to play any tracks from the album while continuing to play Springsteen songs from the 1970s and 80s 17 Clear Channel responded by claiming that in the first days after the CD s release its stations had played the record more than others had 18 By January 2009 Magic had sold one million copies in the US 19 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic73 100 20 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 21 Entertainment WeeklyA 22 Paste nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 23 Pitchfork 6 8 10 24 PopMatters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 25 Christgau s Consumer Guide nbsp nbsp 26 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 27 Spin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 28 Times Online nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 29 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 30 Critics generally responded positively to the album Pitchfork noted that it was a surprisingly complex album that hides its disillusionment deep within its music mingling it with a weary optimism that has not diminished with age 31 In The Village Voice s annual Pazz amp Jop critics poll for the year s best albums Magic ranked No 9 32 It ranked No 2 on Rolling Stone s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007 and Long Walk Home was No 8 on its list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007 33 The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album but lost to the Foo Fighters Echoes Silence Patience amp Grace 34 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Bruce SpringsteenNo TitleLength1 Radio Nowhere 3 192 You ll Be Comin Down 3 463 Livin in the Future 3 564 Your Own Worst Enemy 3 195 Gypsy Biker 4 326 Girls in Their Summer Clothes 4 207 I ll Work for Your Love 3 358 Magic 2 469 Last to Die 4 1710 Long Walk Home 4 3511 Devil s Arcade 5 0812 Terry s Song Hidden track 4 11 Two weeks after the album s initial announcement which included an eleven song track listing Terry s Song was added It is a memorial song for Springsteen s long time assistant Terry Magovern who died on July 30 2007 11 35 Some pressings of the CD pre ordered through Sony Music or other channels did not contain the extra track Personnel editThe E Street Band Bruce Springsteen lead and backing vocals guitars pump organ harmonica synthesizer glockenspiel percussion Roy Bittan piano organ Clarence Clemons saxophone backing vocals Danny Federici organ keyboards Nils Lofgren guitars backing vocals Patti Scialfa backing vocals Garry Tallent bass guitar Steven Van Zandt guitars mandolin backing vocals Max Weinberg drumsAdditional musicians Soozie Tyrell violin tracks 3 7 9 backing vocals track 8 Jeremy Chatzky upright bass track 8 Daniel Laufer cello track 11 Patrick Warren Chamberlin tack piano tracks 4 6 8 10 11 String section tracks 4 6 Kenn Wagner Jay Christy Justin Bruns William Pu Cristopher Pulgram John Meisner Olga Shpitko Sheela Lyengar violins Tania Maxwell Clements Amy Chang Lachlan McBane viola Karen Freer Daniel Laufer Charae Kruege celloTechnical Brendan O Brien production mixing Nick DiDia recording Billy Bowers additional engineering Tom Tapley recording and mixing assistant Toby Scott additional recording engineer Tom Syrowski Matt Serrecchio Glenn Pittman Kevin Mills additional recording assistants Bob Ludwig mastering Eddie Horst string arrangements tracks 4 6 Patti Horst Shari Sutcliffe string contractors tracks 4 6 Michelle Holme Chris Austopchuk album art direction Mark Seliger Danny Clinch photography Bea Nettles disk iconCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Magic Chart 2007 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 36 2Austrian Albums O3 Austria 37 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 38 3Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 39 11Canadian Albums Billboard 40 1Czech Albums CNS IFPI 41 11Danish Albums Hitlisten 42 1Dutch Albums Album Top 100 43 2Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 44 4French Albums SNEP 45 3German Albums Offizielle Top 100 46 3Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 47 9Irish Albums IRMA 48 1Italian Albums FIMI 49 1New Zealand Albums RMNZ 50 2Norwegian Albums VG lista 51 1Polish Albums ZPAV 52 13Portuguese Albums AFP 53 12Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 54 1Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 55 1Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 56 4UK Albums OCC 57 1US Billboard 200 58 1US Top Rock Albums Billboard 59 1 Year end charts edit 2007 year end chart performance for Magic Chart 2007 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 60 75Austrian Albums O3 Austria 61 55Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 62 56Dutch Albums Album Top 100 63 34French Albums SNEP 64 113German Albums Offizielle Top 100 65 57Irish Albums IRMA 66 18Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 67 3Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 68 42UK Albums OCC 69 77US Billboard 200 70 72US Top Rock Albums Billboard 71 112008 year end chart performance for Magic Chart 2008 PositionSwedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 72 69US Billboard 200 73 128Certifications and sales editCertifications and sales for Magic Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 74 Gold 35 000 Austria IFPI Austria 75 Gold 10 000 Belgium BEA 76 Gold 15 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 77 Platinum 30 000 Germany BVMI 78 Platinum 200 000 Italy 120 000 79 Ireland IRMA 80 3 Platinum 45 000 Netherlands NVPI 81 Gold 35 000 New Zealand RMNZ 82 Gold 7 500 Spain PROMUSICAE 83 Platinum 80 000 Sweden GLF 84 2 Platinum 80 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 85 Gold 15 000 United Kingdom BPI 86 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 87 Platinum 1 000 000 SummariesEurope IFPI 88 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit Bruce Springsteen Grammy Awards Recording Industry Grammy Awards Retrieved 29 September 2023 ROBERT CHRISTGAU DAVID FRICKE CHRISTIAN HOARD ROB SHEFFIELD December 17 2007 The Top 50 Albums of 2007 Rolling Stone Retrieved 2007 12 20 a b Andy Greene Bruce Springsteen s Magic Exclusive Details on New E Street Band Album Rolling Stone August 16 2007 Accessed August 16 2007 a b Bruce Springsteen s Magic Set for October 2 Release on Columbia Records Shore Fire Media press release August 16 2007 Accessed August 16 2007 a b Larry McShane Springsteen E Street Band to reunite for a bit of Magic Associated Press August 16 2007 Accessed August 16 2007 a b c d Andy Greene More On New Bruce Springsteen Album Producer Brendan O Brien Reveals All Rolling Stone August 17 2007 Accessed August 18 2007 Dates are set Bruce revs up E Street Machine for Fall Backstreets com August 28 2007 Accessed August 28 2007 a b Jonathan Cohen Billboard Bits Bruce Springsteen Billboard August 23 2007 Accessed August 23 2007 Phil Gallo Springsteen s Magic Sitting Outside Grammy s Window Might A Back Door Plot Be Devised Archived 2007 10 11 at the Wayback Machine Variety The Set List column August 16 2007 Accessed August 21 2007 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND ANNOUNCE FIRST FULL SCALE TOUR OF US amp EUROPE SINCE 2003 Archived 2010 01 30 at the Wayback Machine Brucespringsteen com August 28 2007 Accessed August 28 2007 a b c Levine 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