Mail Order Magic

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Mail Order Magic
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Studio album by
Roger Chapman and The Shortlist
Released1980
RecordedPortland, Pebble Beach & Matrix Studios
Genre Rock
Length41:26
Label Kamera
Producer Terry Barham, Paul Smykle
Roger Chapman and The Shortlist chronology
Live in Hamburg
(1979)
Mail Order Magic
(1980)
Hyenas Only Laugh for Fun
(1981)
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Mail Order Magic is the second solo album by singer Roger Chapman and his then band The Shortlist, released in 1980. The production of this album was somewhat troublesome and difficult, but in the end a convincing and powerful album was released. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleLength
1."Unknown Soldier"3:47
2."He Was, She Was"4:48
3."Barman"5:28
4."Right to Go"4:06
5."Ducking Down"3:56

Side two

No.TitleLength
6."Making the Same Mistake"4:59
7."Another Little Hurt"3:54
8."Mail Order Magic"4:29
9."Higher Ground"4:16
10."Ground Floor"1:57
Total length:41:26

Personnel

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References

  1. Little, Patrick (2011). "Mail Order Magic - Roger Chapman | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. Little, Patrick. "allmusic ((( Mail Order Magic > Review )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-04-19.