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White Magic for Lovers
Studio album by
Drugstore
Released4 May 1998
StudioEl Cortijo studios, Spain
GenreAlternative rock, dream pop, Britpop[1]
Length51:34
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerClive Martin, Drugstore
Drugstore chronology
Drugstore
(1995) 		White Magic for Lovers
(1998) 		Songs for the Jet Set
(2001)
Singles from White Magic For Lovers
  1. "Mondo Cane"
    Released: 8 November 1996
  2. "El President"
    Released: 20 April 1998
  3. "Sober"
    Released: 22 June 1998
  4. "Say Hello"
    Released: September 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

White Magic for Lovers is the second studio album released by the London-based band Drugstore. It reached the UK albums chart at number 45.[3] The album was noted for the "Song for Pessoa", about the Portuguese modernist poet Fernando Pessoa, "The Funeral" and the song "El President", a duet between Isabel Monteiro and Radiohead's Thom Yorke, which reached the UK singles chart at number 20.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Isabel Monteiro; except "Sober" by Daron Robinson and Monteiro, "Never Come Down" by Robinson, and "Tips for Travelling" by Mike Chylinski.[5]

No.TitleLength
1."Say Hello"3:30
2."Mondo Cane"3:35
3."El President" (feat. Thom Yorke)2:50
4."Sober"4:05
5."I Know I Could"4:10
6."Spacegirl"4:25
7."Never Come Down"4:13
8."Song for Pessoa"3:42
9."I Don't Wanna Be Here Without You"3:40
10."White Magic for Lovers"4:26
11."Tips for Travelling"2:08
12."The Funeral (But Most of All)" (includes hidden track "Everything a Girl Should Have")10:50

Personnel

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Personnel per booklet.[5]

Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[6] 45

References

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  1. ^ John Everhart (23 April 2014). "Caught By The Buzz: A Look Back At Britpop's B-List". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ White Magic for Lovers at AllMusic
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "El President". Official Charts.
  5. ^ a b White Magic for Lovers (Booklet). Drugstore. Roadrunner. 1998. RR 8711 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "DRUGSTORE | Artist | Official Charts". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
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