White Magic for Lovers

White Magic for Lovers
Studio album by Drugstore
Released	4 May 1998
Studio	El Cortijo studios, Spain
Genre	Alternative rock, dream pop, Britpop [1]
Length	51:34
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Clive Martin, Drugstore
Drugstore chronology
Drugstore (1995) White Magic for Lovers (1998) Songs for the Jet Set (2001)
Singles from White Magic For Lovers
"Mondo Cane" Released: 8 November 1996 "El President" Released: 20 April 1998 "Sober" Released: 22 June 1998 "Say Hello" Released: September 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

White Magic for Lovers is the second studio album released by the London-based band Drugstore. It reached the UK albums chart at number 45. ^[3] The album was noted for the "Song for Pessoa", about the Portuguese modernist poet Fernando Pessoa, "The Funeral" and the song "El President", a duet between Isabel Monteiro and Radiohead's Thom Yorke, which reached the UK singles chart at number 20. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Isabel Monteiro; except "Sober" by Daron Robinson and Monteiro, "Never Come Down" by Robinson, and "Tips for Travelling" by Mike Chylinski. ^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Say Hello"	3:30
2.	"Mondo Cane"	3:35
3.	"El President" (feat. Thom Yorke)	2:50
4.	"Sober"	4:05
5.	"I Know I Could"	4:10
6.	"Spacegirl"	4:25
7.	"Never Come Down"	4:13
8.	"Song for Pessoa"	3:42
9.	"I Don't Wanna Be Here Without You"	3:40
10.	"White Magic for Lovers"	4:26
11.	"Tips for Travelling"	2:08
12.	"The Funeral (But Most of All)" (includes hidden track "Everything a Girl Should Have")	10:50

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. ^[5]

Drugstore Daron Robinson – guitar, vocals Isabel Monteiro – vocals, bass Mike Chylinski – drums Ian Burdge – cello Additional musicians Thom Yorke – vocals on "El President" The Mariachi Band of Orlando Rincon – "Say Hello" Terry Edwards – horns on "Never Come Down" Mike Kearsey – horns on "Never Come Down" Ollie Kraus – cello on "I Know I Could" and "I Don't Wanna Be Here Without You" James Banbury – cello on "Mondo Cane"; keyboards on "Never Come Down" and "The Funeral (But Most of All)" Kathleen Chylinski – violin on "Tips for Travelling"

Production Clive Martin – producer, recording Drugstore – producer Paul Reed – house engineer Lee Butler – house engineer Doug Cook – house engineer Adi Winman – house engineer Tom Rixton – house engineer Lem Lattimer – house engineer Ray Lombard – band shots Andy Willsher – centrefold Isabel Monteiro – artwork, voodoo dolls

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart [6]	45

References

1. John Everhart (23 April 2014). "Caught By The Buzz: A Look Back At Britpop's B-List". Stereogum . Retrieved 9 January 2017.
2. White Magic for Lovers at AllMusic
3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
4. "El President". Official Charts.
5. White Magic for Lovers (Booklet). Drugstore. Roadrunner. 1998. RR 8711 2.
6. "DRUGSTORE | Artist | Official Charts". UK Singles Chart . Retrieved 14 April 2012.

External links

• 'Les Inrockuptibles' Albums of the Year List 1998 – Critics choice top 50 albums – ranked 42 (bottom-page) ^{[ usurped ]}
• 'FFWD Magazine' issue June 18 1998 – album review