From album
View From the Ground
America · 1982 · Track 1
Details
TonalidadD
Compás4/4
Tempo129 BPM
Duración3:57
ÁlbumView From the Ground
Año1982
ISRCUSCA29300290
Fun facts
America recorded «You Can Do Magic» in 1982 as a single from their album View from the Ground. It is a song by Russ Ballard, a guy who wrote songs for others, but also sang them in his own voice. The band took it and made it their own, with that folk rock sound that made them unique. The song has that energy that gets you dancing, but also a touch of nostalgia, as if it were telling you that everything you can dream of, you can do.
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The story behind
America recorded You Can Do Magic in 1982, as part of their album View from the Ground. The song was written and played by Russ Ballard, except for the drums, which were done by Willie Leacox. The two band members, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, participated in the vocal recording.
Released as a single, the song reached Top 40 in August 1982, and reached number 8 in October, staying there for five weeks. It was a hit that accompanied the album, which rose to number 41 on the Billboard chart. The song was also included in the 1994 album Hourglass.
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