Thirteen Blue Magic Lane is the third album by American soul group Blue Magic, produced by Norman Harris and Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey and released in 1975 on the Atco label.
History The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia and features Sigma's famous house band MFSB. Thirteen Blue Magic Lane is the third of Blue Magic's highly regarded triumvirate of classic Philadelphia soul albums of 1974-1975, admired for its mixture of equally strong ballads and uptempo tracks. "Chasing Rainbows" and "The Loneliest House on the Block" are ballads in the style for which the group had become known, while tracks such as "We're on the Right Track" are seen as being at what was at the time the cutting edge in the development of disco music out of established soul music forms. "What's Come Over Me" is a remake of a track from the group's first album Blue Magic, featuring vocalist Margie Joseph.
Track listing
Personnel Blue Magic Vernon Sawyer, Wendell Sawyer, Richard Pratt, Ted Mills, Keith Beaton – vocals
Musicians Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli, Norman Harris – guitars Cotton Kent, Ron Kersey, Ted Mills, Dexter Wansel – keyboards Vincent Montana Jr. – vibraphone Ronald Baker, Michael Foreman, Rusty Jackmon, Larry LaBes – bass Charles Collins, Earl Young – drums Robert Cupit, Bunny Harris, Larry Washington – percussion Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns – strings & horns accompaniment
Production Norman Harris, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey – producers, arrangement Alan Rubens, Steven Bernstein, Bruce Gable – executive producers Carl Paruolo, Kenny Present, Jay Mark – recording engineers Dirk Devlin, Mike Huchinson, James Gallagher – assistant engineers Nimitr Sarikananda, Wayne Wilfong – mastering Richard Rome – arrangement Ted "Wizard" Mills – rhythm arrangement
Charts Chart (1975)PeakU.S. Billboard Top LPs50U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs9
Singles Year Single Peak USR&B1975 "Chasing Rainbows" 17 "What's Come Over Me" (with Margie Joseph) 11
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