Magic (Smash Mouth album)
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| Released | September 4, 2012 | |||
| Length | 33:24 | |||
| Label | 429 Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Krompass | |||
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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, and the last album to feature lead vocalist Steve Harwell before his retirement in 2021 and his death in 2023.
The first single on the album, "Magic", peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[1]
Reception
[edit]AllMusic gave the album 3½ stars, saying it was "as effortlessly effervescent as anything else Smash Mouth has ever released, filled with grooving, organ-fueled beach party anthems".[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)" (Simple Minds cover) |
| 4:21 |
Personnel
[edit]Smash Mouth
- Steve Harwell – lead vocals
- Michael Klooster – keyboards
- Mike Krompass – additional keyboards, guitars, drum programming, backing vocals[3]
- Greg Camp – guitars (11), backing vocals (11)
- Paul De Lisle – bass, backing vocals
- Randy Cooke – drums
- Michael Urbano – drums (11)
Additional personnel
- John Portela – additional keyboards
- J. Dash – vocals (3, 6)
- Andrew Fromm – backing vocals
- Storm Gardiner – backing vocals
- Shawn Mayer – backing vocals
- Jennifer Paige – backing vocals
- Stephen Vickers – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Jared Levine – A&R
- Mike Krompass – producer, engineer, mixing
- Ben Harrington – assistant engineer, mix assistant
- Steve Murr – additional recording
- Dave McNair – mastering
- David Alan Kogut – art direction
- Calibree Photography – photography
- Robert Hayes – management
References
[edit]- ^ "Smash Mouth Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Magic". AllMusic.
- ^ Magic (liner notes). Smash Mouth. 429 Records. 2012. FTN 17906.
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