Makin' Magic

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Makin' Magic
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Studio album by
Released1977
Recorded1977
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Label Polydor
Producer Emil Zoghby, Pat Travers
Pat Travers chronology
Pat Travers
(1976)
Makin' Magic
(1977)
Putting It Straight
(1977)

Makin' Magic is the second album by Canadian rock musician Pat Travers. It was released in 1977 on Polydor Records.

Contents

Billboard listed it as one of their top album picks, praising it for having "some of the most energetic hard rock guitar music heard in a while". [1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Pat Travers, except where indicated.

Side one

  1. "Makin' Magic" – 5:05
  2. "Rock 'N' Roll Susie – 3:39
  3. "You Don't Love Me" – 3:27
  4. "Stevie" – 7:13

Side two

  1. "Statesboro Blues" (Wille McTell) – 3:41
  2. "Need Love" – 5:03
  3. "Hooked on Music" – 6:25
  4. "What You Mean to Me" – 4:33

Personnel

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References

  1. "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard . May 28, 1977. pp. 78, 80. Retrieved March 28, 2023.