Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band album) - Composition

music.wikisort.org - Composition

Abracadabra is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band. The album was released on June 15, 1982, by Capitol Records.

Abracadabra

Studio album by

Steve Miller Band

Released

June 15, 1982

Recorded

1981

Studio

Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California

Genre

Rock
new wave[1]

Length

37:08

Label

Capitol

Producer

Steve Miller, Gary Mallaber

Steve Miller Band chronology

Circle of Love
(1981)

Abracadabra
(1982)

Steve Miller Band Live!
(1983)

Singles from Abracadabra

"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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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 one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keeps Me Wondering Why"	Gary Mallaber, Kenny Lee Lewis	3:43
2.	"Abracadabra"	Steve Miller	5:08
3.	"Something Special"	Mallaber, Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass	3:35
4.	"Give It Up"	Miller	3:35
5.	"Never Say No"	Mallaber, John Massaro, Lewis	3:37

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Things I Told You"	Mallaber, Massaro	3:15
7.	"Young Girl's Heart"	Mallaber, Massaro	3:33
8.	"Goodbye Love"	Mallaber, Douglass, Turner	2:53
9.	"Cool Magic"	Mallaber, Lewis	4:23
10.	"While I'm Waiting"	Mallaber, Massaro	3:26

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	27

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[21]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[23]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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.

v t e Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Kenny Lee Lewis Gordy Knudtson Joseph Wooten Jacob Peterson Norton Buffalo Tim Davis Boz Scaggs Lonnie Turner James Cooke Lance Haas Jim Peterman Ben Sidran Nicky Hopkins Bobby Winkelman Charlie McCoy Jack King Ross Valory Gerald Johnson Dick Thompson Jim Keltner Roger Allen Clark Gary Mallaber Nick DeCaro John King David Denny Greg Douglass Byron Allred John Massaro Billy Peterson Ricky Peterson Bob Malach Leo Sidran Jay Bird Koder Joey Heinemann Sonny Charles
Studio albums	Children of the Future Sailor Brave New World Your Saving Grace Number 5 Rock Love Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden The Joker Fly Like an Eagle Book of Dreams Circle of Love Abracadabra Italian X Rays Living in the 20th Century Born 2 B Blue (Steve Miller solo album) Wide River Bingo! Let Your Hair Down
Live albums	Live at the Fillmore Auditorium Steve Miller Band Live!
Compilations	Anthology Living in the U.S.A. Greatest Hits 1974–78 The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band Young Hearts Ultimate Hits
Singles	"The Joker" "Take the Money and Run" "Rock'n Me" "Fly Like an Eagle" "Jet Airliner" "Jungle Love" "Swingtown" "Abracadabra" "I Want to Make the World Turn Around"
Songs	"Mercury Blues" "You Send Me" "Gangster of Love" "Ooh Poo Pah Doo"
Related articles	Discography

На других языках

- [en] Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band album)

[ru] Abracadabra (альбом)

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.

Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии