Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic)

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"Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic)"
Single by Lee Greenwood
from the album Inside Out
B-side "Broken Pieces of My Heart"
ReleasedDecember 11, 1982
Genre Country
Length3:25
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Jim Hurt, Steve Pippin
Producer(s) Jerry Crutchfield
Lee Greenwood singles chronology
"She's Lying"
(1982)
"Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic)"
(1982)
"I.O.U."
(1983)

"Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic)" is a song written by Jim Hurt and Steve Pippin, and recorded by the American country music artist Lee Greenwood. It was released in December 1982 as the fourth single from the album Inside Out . The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Lee Greenwood American musician

Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since 1962, he has released more than 20 major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts.

<i>Inside Out</i> (Lee Greenwood album) album by Lee Greenwood

Inside Out is the major studio album debut by American country music singer Lee Greenwood, released in 1982. It was certified Gold.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Chart performance

Chart (1982-1983)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks27

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 143.
  2. "Lee Greenwood Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.