Magic Hour (Cast album)

Magic Hour is the third album by the English band Cast, released on 17 May 1999. "Beat Mama" and the title track were both released as singles, and reached number nine and number 28 on the UK Singles Chart respectively.

Magic Hour
Studio album by
Released17 May 1999 (1999-05-17)
RecordedRidge Farm Studio
Air Studios
GenreRock
Length68:28
LabelPolydor (547176)
ProducerGil Norton
Cast chronology
Mother Nature Calls
(1997)
Magic Hour
(1999)
Beetroot
(2001)
Singles from Magic Hour
  1. "Beat Mama"
    Released: 26 April 1999
  2. "Magic Hour"
    Released: 26 July 1999

Background

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Mike DeGagne of AllMusic gave praise to Power's songwriting being "way above 1997's Mother Nature Calls" and his musicianship being "extremely sharp" throughout the track listing, while also highlighting Peter Wilkinson's performance as "more professional and [more] focused" than with his other bands, concluding that, "Even though none of the songs can match the strength of "Guiding Star" […] Magic Hour still stands up as the group's second best recording."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Power.

No.TitleLength
1."Beat Mama"4:10
2."Compared to You"3:38
3."She Falls"3:31
4."Dreamer"3:43
5."Magic Hour"3:08
6."Company Man"3:51
7."Alien"5:26
8."Higher"4:04
9."Chasing the Day"4:20
10."The Feeling Remains"3:54
11."Burn the Light"4:01
12."Hideaway"24:42
Note
  • "Hideaway" ends at 6:40. After 13 minutes of silence (6:40–19:40), the hidden song "Solo Strings" begins.

Personnel

Cast
Production

Chart performance

Charts (1999) Peak position
UK Albums Chart 6
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References

  1. DeGagne, Mike. "Magic Hour - Cast". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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