Magicians Holiday
Studio album by
Released1974
StudioShelter Church Studio
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
GenreSoul, funk
Length35:42
LabelShelter
ProducerBuddy Jones
The Gap Band chronology
Magicians Holiday
(1974)
The Gap Band
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Magicians Holiday is the debut album by The Gap Band in 1974 on Shelter Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Buddy Jones and Charles Wilson, except where noted
All tracks arranged by The Gap Band

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I-Yike-It"Tom Lokey2:46
2."Backbone" 2:36
3."After All Is Said and Done" 3:25
4."Fontessa Fame" 4:30
5."You Can Always Count on Me" 5:00
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Bad Girl" 3:30
7."Easy Life"Buddy Jones, Kay Poorboy3:50
8."Loving You Is Everything" 3:40
9."Tommy's Groove"Tom Lokey3:32
10."Magicians Holiday" 2:53

Personnel

The Gap Band
  • Charles Wilson lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, Clavinet, organ
  • Ronnie Wilson backing vocals, trumpet
  • Robert Wilson backing vocals, bass
  • Roscoe Smith drums
  • O'Dell Stokes guitar
  • Tommy Lokey trumpet
  • Alvin Jones trombone
  • Chris Clayton saxophone
  • Carl Scoggins congas, percussions

with:

  • Jamie Oldaker drums on "Easy Life"
  • Wayne Perkins - guitar on "Bad Girl" and "Loving You Is Everything"
  • Tuck Andress - guitar on "Tommy's Groove"
Technical

Samples

References

  1. Magicians Holiday > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  2. "Brand Nubian's Ragtime sample of The Gap Band's Tommy's Groove". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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