Magic Box (Bel Canto album)

Magic Box is the fourth album by the Norwegian band Bel Canto.[1][2]

Magic Box
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1996
GenreDream pop, synthpop, new-age
Length50:32
LabelLava Records, Atlantic
ProducerBel Canto, Jah Wobble,
Mark Ferda, Ulf Holand
Bel Canto chronology
Birds of Passage
(1992)
Magic Box
(1996)
Rush
(1998)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Dagbladet[2]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars,[1] and the Dagbladet reviewer Øyvind Rønning awarded the album dice 5.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Magic Box I"1:21
2."In Zenith"5:32
3."Freelunch In The Jungle"4:15
4."Rumour"5:25
5."Sleepwalker"4:49
6."Bombay"3:53
7."Paradise"5:13
8."Didn't You Know It?"4:21
9."Big Belly Butterflies"4:51
10."Kiss Of Spring"4:23
11."The Magic Box II"5:12

Personnel

  • Anneli Marian Drecker - vocals, keyboards
  • Nils Johansen - guitar, mandolin, violin, programming
  • Eivind Aarset - guitar
  • Nils Petter Molvær - trumpet
  • B.J. Cole - steel guitar
  • Jah Wobble - bass, breathing
  • Dinesh - tablas
  • Fazal Qureshi - ablas
  • Andreas Eriksen - percussion
  • Jaki Liebezeit - drums
  • Chuck Frazier - background vocals

Credits

  • Hans Grottheim - engineer
  • Per Martinsen - assistant engineer
  • Ken Theodorsen - assistant engineer
  • Brenda Rotheiser - art direction, design
  • Mark Ferda - engineer, mixing, producer
  • Ulf Holand - engineer, mixing, producer
  • Jah Wobble - producer
  • Bel Canto - producers
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References

  1. "Bel Canto - Magic Box". Musical reviews. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. Rønning, Øyvind (1996-02-23). "Magisk fra Bel Canto". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
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