In December 1974, “Atco” label released “The Magic of the Blue”, the second Blue Magic album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Norman Harris and Bobby Eli.
Personnel:
- Ted Mills – vocals
- Vernon Sawyer – vocals
- Richard Pratt – vocals
- Keith Beaton – vocals
- Wendell Sawyer – vocals
- Bobby Eli, Roland Chambers, Norman Harris, Tony Bell – guitar
- Ted Mills, Ron Kersey, Cotton Kent – piano
- Rusty Jackmon, Ron Baker, Bob Babbitt– bass
- Earl Young, Charles Collins, John Nero – drums
- Larry Washington – congas
- Vince Montana– vibraphone
- Life – harmonica solo
- Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns – strings and horns accompaniment
- Ted Mills – sound effects
- Norman Harris, Bobby Eli– arrangement
- Carl Paruolo, Joe Tarsia, Kenny Present, Don Murray, Jay Mark – recording
- Ron Kersey, Vince Montana, Jack Faith – arrangements
- Carl Helm, Phil Hurtt, Bunny Sigler, Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson, Ted Mills, Wendall Sawyer, Darryl Grant – vocal arrangements
- Alan Rubens, Steven Bernstein, Bruce Gable – executive producers
Track listing:
- Three Ring Circus – Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett
- Stringin’ Me Along – Norman Harris, Pat Cooper, Ronnie Tyson
- You Don’t Have to Tell Me Goodbye – Norman Harris, Vinnie Barrett, James Hendricks
- Never Get Over You – Norman Harris, Allan Felder
- Talking to Myself – Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett
- Let Me Be the One – Norman Harris, Allan Felder, Chuck Brooks
- Maybe Just Maybe (We Can Fall in Love Again) – Morris Bailey, Jr., Edward Green
- Love Has Found Its Way to Me – Bobby Eli, Allan Waldman
- When Ya Coming Home – Ted Mills, Allan Felder
- Looking for a Friend – Ted Mills
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