Make a Little Magic

Make a Little Magic
Studio album by The Dirt Band
Released	1980
Genre	Country country rock pop folk rock bluegrass
Length	34:18
Label	United Artists
Producer	Jeff Hanna, Bob Edwards
The Dirt Band chronology
An American Dream (1979) Make a Little Magic (1980) Jealousy (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Make a Little Magic is the twelfth album by the Dirt Band, formerly known as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album includes the title cut which reached number 77 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart but peaked at number 25 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[2] with Nicolette Larson singing backup. The album reached number 62 on the US Billboard 200 chart. It also includes their cover version of the Cindy Bullens tune, "Anxious Heart".

Track listing

1. "Make a Little Magic" (Hanna, Hathaway, Carpenter) – 3:55
2. "Badlands" (Hathaway, Carpenter, Hanna) – 4:14
3. "High School Yearbook" (Hanna, Hathaway, Carpenter) – 2:44
4. "Leigh Anne" (Holster) – 4:10
5. "Riding Alone" (Hathaway, Carpenter, Hanna) – 2:20
6. "Anxious Heart" (Bullens, Veitch) – 2:43
7. "Do It! (Party Lights)" (Fadden, Carpenter, Hathaway, Hanna) – 4:24
8. "Harmony" (Hanna, Fadden) – 4:22
9. "Too Good to Be True" (Carpenter, Hanna) – 3:38
10. "Mullen's Farewell to America" (McEuen, Garth) – 1:48

Personnel

• Jeff Hanna – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitars
• Jimmie Fadden – electric and acoustic harmonica
• Al Garth – alto and tenor saxophones, viola
• John McEuen – lap steel guitar, mandolin; acoustic guitar on "Mullen's Farwell to America"
• Bob Carpenter – keyboards, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Leigh Ann" and "Harmony"
• Richard Hathaway – bass, backing vocals

Additional Musicians

• Rick Shlosser – drums, percussion
• Nicolette Larson – backing and harmony vocals on "Make A Little Magic", "Do It" and "Harmony"
• Haden Gregg – backing vocals on "Anxious Heart" and "Badlands"
• Geoffrey Morris – slide guitar on "Too Good To Be True"

Production

• Producer – Jeff Hanna and Bob Edwards

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	62
Canadian RPM Country Albums	12
Canadian RPM Top Albums	64

References

All information is from the album liner notes unless otherwise noted ^[3]

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "AllMusic review". Rovi Corporation . Retrieved January 5, 2011.
2. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 177.
3. Make a Little Magic, The Dirt Band, Liberty (1980) CD