music.wikisort.org - CompositionAbracadabra is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band. The album was released on June 15, 1982, by Capitol Records.
Album by the Steve Miller band
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Released | June 15, 1982 |
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Recorded | 1981 |
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Studio | Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California |
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Length | 37:08 |
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Label | Capitol |
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Producer | Steve Miller, Gary Mallaber |
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- "Abracadabra"
Released: May 1982
- "Keeps Me Wondering Why"
Released: 6 August 1982 (UK) [2]
- "Cool Magic"
Released: 11 September 1982 (US) [3]
- "Give It Up"
Released: October 1982 (UK) [4]
- "Goodbye Love"
Released: 11 February 1983 (Ger.) [5]
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [6] |
Rolling Stone |     [7] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [8] |
Abracadabra charted in nine countries, including Germany where the record reached No. 1 for a week.[9] Four singles were released from the album: the title track, "Cool Magic", "Keeps Me Wondering Why", and "Give It Up", with the title song charting the highest.
Track listing
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Keeps Me Wondering Why" | Gary Mallaber, Kenny Lee Lewis | 3:43 |
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2. | "Abracadabra" | Steve Miller | 5:08 |
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3. | "Something Special" | Mallaber, Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass | 3:35 |
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4. | "Give It Up" | Miller | 3:35 |
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5. | "Never Say No" | Mallaber, John Massaro, Lewis | 3:37 |
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Side twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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6. | "Things I Told You" | Mallaber, Massaro | 3:15 |
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7. | "Young Girl's Heart" | Mallaber, Massaro | 3:33 |
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8. | "Goodbye Love" | Mallaber, Douglass, Turner | 2:53 |
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9. | "Cool Magic" | Mallaber, Lewis | 4:23 |
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10. | "While I'm Waiting" | Mallaber, Massaro | 3:26 |
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Personnel
- Steve Miller – vocals, guitar, Synclavier, synthesizers on track 2, Roland Jupiter-8 on track 2 and Roland Juno-60 on track 2
- John Massaro – guitar
- Kenny Lee Lewis – guitar; bass guitar on track 2[10]
- Byron Allred – keyboards
- Gerald Johnson – bass guitar
- Gary Mallaber – drums, percussion, keyboards
- Additional personnel
- Greg Douglass – guitar on tracks 3 & 8
- Lonnie Turner – bass guitar on tracks 3 & 8
- Technical
- Produced by Steve Miller and Gary Mallaber
- Recorded and mixed by David N. Cole
- Additional recording by Gary Mallaber
- Executive Producer – John Palladino
- Photography – David Alexander
- Art – Tommy Steele
- Design – Tommy Steele, Jeff Lancaster
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1982) |
Peak position |
Austrian Top 75 Albums[11] |
8 |
Canadian Top Albums[12] |
4 |
German Albums[9] |
1 |
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[13] |
11 |
New Zealand Top 50 Albums[14] |
47 |
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[15] |
10 |
Swedish Top 60 Albums[16] |
3 |
UK Albums Chart[17] |
10 |
US Billboard 200[18] |
3 |
US R&B Albums[18] |
40 |
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Certifications
References
- "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1.com.
- "Steve Miller singles".
- "Steve Miller singles".
- "Steve Miller singles".
- "Steve Miller singles".
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- Steve Pond (1982-07-22). "Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- "Album – Steve Miller Band, Abracadabra" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved July 10, 2011.[dead link]
- "Steve Miller Breaks Down His Most Iconic Songs". 23 September 2019.
- "Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- "50 Albums". RPM. 37 (2). August 28, 1982. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original (PHP) on October 23, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- "Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- "Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- "Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra (Album)" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- "Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra (Album)" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – 17th July 1982". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- "Steve Miller: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1982. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Canadian album certifications – Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra". Music Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- "British album certifications – Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
Steve Miller Band |
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- Steve Miller
- Kenny Lee Lewis
- Gordy Knudtson
- Joseph Wooten
- Jacob Peterson
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Abracadabra — двенадцатый студийный альбом американской рок-группы Steve Miller Band, выпущенный в июне 1982 года на лейбле Capitol Records в США и на Mercury Records в Европе.
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