1990 studio album by Salt-N-Pepa
Blacks' Magic Released March 19, 1990 (1990-03-19 ) Recorded 1989–1990 Studio
Bayside Sound (New York City)
Soundtrack (New York City)
Genre Hip hop Length 52 :48 Label
Producer
Blacks' Magic is the third studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa , released on March 19, 1990, by Next Plateau Records and London Records . A critical and commercial success, the album peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of one million copies in the United States. The album spawned four commercially successful singles, three of which reached the top 10 of the Hot Rap Singles chart; "Let's Talk About Sex" (number 13 in the US, number two in the UK), "Expression" (number 26 in the US, number 23 in the UK), "Do You Want Me" (number 21 in the US, number five in the UK), and "You Showed Me" (number 47 in the US, number 15 in the UK).
Track listing [ ]
1. "Expression " Cheryl James Salt 4:04 2. "Doper Than Dope" Fingerprints Steevee-O, The Boy Wonder The Invincibles 4:21 3. "Negro wit' an Ego" Fingerprints 3:40 4. "You Showed Me " 4:01 5. "Do You Want Me " Fingerprints Hurby Luv Bug The Invincibles 4:52 6. "Swift" Fingerprints Steevee-O, The Boy Wonder The Invincibles 4:04 7. "I Like to Party" Fingerprints Salt Hurby Luv Bug The Invincibles 3:51 8. "Blacks' Magic" Fingerprints 4:16 9. "Start the Party" James Salt 3:51 10. "Let's Talk About Sex " Fingerprints Hurby Luv Bug The Invincibles 3:33 11. "I Don't Know" 3:11 12. "Live and Die" Fingerprints Quicksilver The Invincibles 3:07 13. "Independent" James Salt 4:46
Personnel [ ]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Blacks' Magic .[4]
Salt-N-Pepa [ ]
Additional musicians [ ]
Jacci McGhee – special guest appearance (track 1)
Joyce Martin – background vocals (track 4)
Alpha – background vocals (tracks 5, 10)
Omega – background vocals (tracks 5, 10)
Hurby Luv Bug – background vocals (tracks 5, 10)
Kid 'n Play – special guest appearance (track 11)
Sybil – special guest appearance (track 13)
Stanley Brown – all keyboards
Technical [ ]
Salt – production (tracks 1, 7, 9, 13)
Steevee-O, The Boy Wonder – production (tracks 2, 6)
The Invincibles – production (tracks 2–8, 10–12)
Hurby Luv Bug – production (tracks 3, 5, 7, 10, 11) ; album concept
Excalibur – production (track 4)
Spinderella – production (track 8)
Quicksilver – production (track 12)
Play – album concept
Andre DeBourg – engineering
Dana Dum – engineering
Herb "Pump" Powers – mastering
Artwork [ ]
Charles Lilly – illustration
Faville Graphics – design
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Certifications [ ]
References [ ]
^ Huey, Steve. "Blacks' Magic – Salt-N-Pepa" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "CG Book '90s: S" . Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . Macmillan . ISBN 0312245602 . Retrieved March 30, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 617.
^ Blacks' Magic (liner notes). Salt-N-Pepa . Next Plateau Records . 1990. PLCD1019.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
^ "Week commencing 18 June 1990" . Bubbling Down Under . June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021 .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Salt 'N' Pepa – Blacks' Magic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990" . Billboard . Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ "American album certifications – Salt 'N Pepa – Black's Magic" . Recording Industry Association of America . April 14, 1992.
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