Thirteen Blue Magic Lane

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Thirteen Blue Magic Lane
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1975
Recorded1975
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Philadelphia soul
Length39:54
Label Atco
Producer Norman Harris, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey
Blue Magic chronology
The Magic of the Blue
(1974)
Thirteen Blue Magic Lane
(1975)
Mystic Dragons
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Thirteen Blue Magic Lane is the third album by American soul group Blue Magic, produced by Norman Harris and Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey and released in 1975 on the Atco label.

Contents

History

The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia and features Sigma's famous house band MFSB. Thirteen Blue Magic Lane is the third of Blue Magic's highly regarded triumvirate of classic Philadelphia soul albums of 1974-1975, admired for its mixture of equally strong ballads and uptempo tracks. "Chasing Rainbows" and "The Loneliest House on the Block" are ballads in the style for which the group had become known, while tracks such as "We're on the Right Track" are seen as being at what was at the time the cutting edge in the development of disco music out of established soul music forms. "What's Come Over Me" is a remake of a track from the group's first album Blue Magic , featuring vocalist Margie Joseph.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Loneliest House on the Block" Norman Harris, Allan Felder 5:07
2."Chasing Rainbows"Ted Mills4:11
3."Born on Halloween"Nomran Harris, Allan Felder, Tanya Jones3:17
4."Haunted (By Your Love)" Ron Tyson, Allan Felder, Bruce Hawes3:03
5."I Like You"Ted Mills3:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Magic of the Blue" Ron Kersey, Norman Harris, Allan Felder5:33
7."We're on the Right Track"Norman Harris, Allan Felder5:45
8."Stop and Get a Hold of Yourself"Pat Cooper, Ron Kersey5:18
9."What's Come Over Me" (with Margie Joseph)Ted Mills4:26

Personnel

Blue Magic
Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1975)Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 50
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 9
Singles
YearSinglePeak
US
R&B

[2]
1975"Chasing Rainbows"17
"What's Come Over Me" (with Margie Joseph)11

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. Thirteen Blue Magic Lane review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  2. 1 2 Blue Magic > US Charts at AllMusic . Retrieved 2016-07-11.