Magic is a 1981 album by Tom Browne and was released on the Arista Records label. The song, "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)" features vocals by Toni Smith and peaked at #4 on the R&B charts. Another song, "Let's Dance", peaked at #69 on the R&B charts. "God Bless the Child" is a cover of the song by Billie Holiday.
Contents
Track listing
All tracks composed by Tom Browne, except where indicated
"Let's Dance" (Sekou Bunch) – 5:24
"Magic" (Clifford Branch Jr.) – 4:27
"I Know" – 4:48
"Midnight Interlude" (Grisha Dimon, Dennis Bell, Claudette Washington) – 5:23
"God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday) – 5:07
"Night Wind" (Dave Grusin) – 6:32
"Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)" (Browne, Bunch, Grusin, Toni Smith) – 4:40
"Making Plans" (Ronny Pace) – 4:04
Personnel
Tom Browne – trumpet (1–5, 7, 8), horns (1, 3, 8), arrangements (1–3, 7, 8), vocals (3), flugelhorn (6), lead vocals (8)
Cliff Branch – Rhodes electric piano (1), clavinet (1, 7), backing vocals (1, 7), lead vocals (2), acoustic piano (2), arrangements (2)
Terry Burrus – acoustic piano (1, 8)
Dave Grusin – Oberheim OB-X (1–3, 7), clavinet (2, 4), acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 8), Rhodes electric piano (3, 6, 7), arrangements (3, 5, 6), timpani (8)
Bernard Wright – Rhodes electric piano (2), acoustic piano (4, 7)
Dennis Bell – Rhodes electric piano (4), ARP String Ensemble (4), arrangements (4)
Kevin Cummings – electric guitar (1, 8), backing vocals (1)
Bobby Broom – electric guitar (2, 7)
Jeff Mironov – electric guitar (3, 6), acoustic guitar (6)
Grisha Dimont – electric guitar (4), arrangements (4)
Sekou Bunch – electric bass (1, 2, 4, 7, 8), backing vocals (1, 7), arrangements (1)
Marcus Miller – electric bass (3, 6)
Gregg Barrett – drums (1, 8)
Buddy Williams – drums (2, 3, 6, 7)
Howard Grate – drums (4)
Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (1–4, 6–8)
Production
Dave Grusin – producer, mixing, liner notes
Larry Rosen – producer, recording, mixing, liner notes
Frank Laico – string recording
Ollie Cotton – additional recording, recording assistant, mix assistant
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Peter Lopez – GRP production coordinator
Donn Davenport – art direction
Neal Pozner – album design
John Ford – photography
Sonia Santos – hair
Pat Evans – make-up
Lamarries Moses – stylist
Jimmy Boyd – management