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Make a Little Magic

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Allmusic[1]

Make a Little Magic is the 1980 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles. This album reached 62 on the US charts.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Make a Little Magic" (Hanna / Hathaway / Carpenter) - 3:55
  2. "Badlands" (Hathaway / Carpenter / Hanna) - 4:14
  3. "High School Yearbook" (Hanna / Hathaway / Carpenter) - 2:44
  4. "Leigh Anne" (Holster) - 4:10
  5. "Riding Alone" (Hathaway / Carpenter / Hanna) - 2:20
  6. "Anxious Heart" (Bullens / Veitch) - 2:43
  7. "Do It! (Party Lights)" (Fadden / Carpenter / Hathaway / Hanna) - 4:24
  8. "Harmony" (Hanna / Fadden) - 4:22
  9. "Too Good to Be True" (Carpenter / Hanna) - 3:38
  10. "Mullen's Farewell to America" (McEuen / Garth) - 1:48

Personnel

  • Jimmie Fadden - electric and acustic harmonica
  • John McEuen - lap steel guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar on "Mullen's Farwell"
  • Jeff Hanna - lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, background vocals
  • Bob Carpenter - lead vocals on "Leigh Ann" and "Harmony"
  • Richard Hathaway - electric bass, background vocals
  • Al Garth - alto and tenor sax, violin, viola

Additional Musicians

  • Rick Schlosser - drums and programming
  • Nicolette Larson - background and harmony vocals on "Make A Little Magic", "Do It", "Harmony"
  • Haden Gregg - background vocals on "Anxious Heart" and "Badlands"
  • Geoffrey Morris - slide guitar on "Too Good To Be True"

Production

  • Producer - Jeff Hanna and Bob Edwards

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 62
Canadian RPM Country Albums 12
Canadian RPM Top Albums 64

References

All information is from the album liner notes unless otherwise noted [3]

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitty_Gritty_Dirt_Band_discography
  3. ^ Make A Little Magic, The Dirt Band, Liberty (1980) CD