Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band album)

Abracadabra
Studio album by
Steve Miller Band
ReleasedJune 15, 1982
Recorded1981
StudioCapitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length37:08
LabelCapitol
ProducerSteve Miller, Gary Mallaber
Steve Miller Band chronology
Circle of Love
(1981)		 Abracadabra
(1982)		 Steve Miller Band Live!
(1983)
Singles from Abracadabra
  1. "Abracadabra"
    Released: May 1982
  2. "Keeps Me Wondering Why"
    Released: 6 August 1982 (UK) [2]
  3. "Cool Magic"
    Released: 11 September 1982 (US) [3]
  4. "Give It Up"
    Released: October 1982 (UK) [4]
  5. "Goodbye Love"
    Released: 11 February 1983 (Ger.) [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[6]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[8]

Abracadabra is the 12th studio album by Steve Miller Band. It was released on 15 June, 1982 through Capital Records. It went to number 1 in Germany, number 3 in Sweden and the United States, number 4 in Canada and number 10 in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keeps Me Wondering Why"Gary Mallaber, Kenny Lee Lewis3:43
2."Abracadabra"Steve Miller5:08
3."Something Special"Mallaber, Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass3:35
4."Give It Up"Miller3:35
5."Never Say No"Mallaber, John Massaro, Lewis3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Things I Told You"Mallaber, Massaro3:15
7."Young Girl's Heart"Mallaber, Massaro3:33
8."Goodbye Love"Mallaber, Douglass, Turner2:53
9."Cool Magic"Mallaber, Lewis4:23
10."While I'm Waiting"Mallaber, Massaro3:26

References

  1. ↑ "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1.com.
  2. ↑ "Steve Miller singles".
  3. ↑ "Steve Miller singles".
  4. ↑ "Steve Miller singles".
  5. ↑ "Steve Miller singles".
  6. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  7. ↑ Steve Pond (1982-07-22). "Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  8. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.


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