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Blacks' Magic is the third studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on March 19, 1990, by Next Plateau Records and London Records. A critical and commercial success, the album peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of one million copies in the United States. The album spawned four commercially successful singles, three of which reached the top 10 of the Hot Rap Singles chart; "Let's Talk About Sex" (number 13 in the US, number two in the UK), "Expression" (number 26 in the US, number 23 in the UK), "Do You Want Me" (number 21 in the US, number five in the UK), and "You Showed Me" (number 47 in the US, number 15 in the UK).

Blacks' Magic
Studio album by
Salt-N-Pepa
ReleasedMarch 19, 1990 (1990-03-19)
Recorded1989–1990
Studio
  • Bayside Sound (New York City)
  • Soundtrack (New York City)
GenreHip hop
Length52:48
Label
  • Next Plateau
  • London
Producer
  • Excalibur
  • Hurby Luv Bug
  • The Invincibles
  • Quicksilver
  • Salt
  • Spinderella
  • Steevee-O, The Boy Wonder
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
(1988)		 Blacks' Magic
(1990)		 A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits
(1990)
Singles from Blacks' Magic
  1. "Expression"
    Released: November 13, 1989
  2. "Independent"
    Released: May 5, 1990
  3. "Do You Want Me"
    Released: May 25, 1991
  4. "Let's Talk About Sex"
    Released: August 31, 1991
  5. "You Showed Me"
    Released: November 30, 1991
  6. "Expression '92"
    Released: March 12, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Expression"Cheryl JamesSalt4:04
2."Doper Than Dope"Fingerprints
  • Steevee-O, The Boy Wonder
  • The Invincibles
4:21
3."Negro wit' an Ego"Fingerprints
  • Hurby Luv Bug
  • The Invincibles
3:40
4."You Showed Me"
  • Excalibur
  • The Invincibles
4:01
5."Do You Want Me"Fingerprints
  • Hurby Luv Bug
  • The Invincibles
4:52
6."Swift"Fingerprints
  • Steevee-O, The Boy Wonder
  • The Invincibles
4:04
7."I Like to Party"Fingerprints
  • Salt
  • Hurby Luv Bug
  • The Invincibles
3:51
8."Blacks' Magic"Fingerprints
  • Spinderella
  • The Invincibles
4:16
9."Start the Party"JamesSalt3:51
10."Let's Talk About Sex"Fingerprints
  • Hurby Luv Bug
  • The Invincibles
3:33
11."I Don't Know"
  • Fingerprints
  • The Meters
3:11
12."Live and Let Die"Fingerprints
  • Quicksilver
  • The Invincibles
3:07
13."Independent"JamesSalt4:46

Personnel


Credits adapted from the liner notes of Blacks' Magic.[4]


Salt-N-Pepa



Additional musicians



Technical



Artwork



Charts



Certifications


Certifications for Blacks' Magic
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Huey, Steve. "Blacks' Magic – Salt-N-Pepa". AllMusic. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  2. Christgau, Robert (2000). "CG Book '90s: S". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved March 30, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 617.
  4. Blacks' Magic (liner notes). Salt-N-Pepa. Next Plateau Records. 1990. PLCD1019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. "Week commencing 18 June 1990". Bubbling Down Under. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Salt 'N' Pepa – Blacks' Magic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  8. "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  9. "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  11. "American album certifications – Salt 'N Pepa – Black's Magic". Recording Industry Association of America. April 14, 1992.


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