Do You Believe in Magic (album)

Do You Believe in Magic
Do You Believe in Magic
Studio album by The Lovin' Spoonful
Released	November 1965
Recorded	June 1965 - September 1965
Genre	Folk rock
Length	29:58
Label	Kama Sutra
Producer	Erik Jacobsen
The Lovin' Spoonful chronology
Singles from Do You Believe in Magic
	"Do You Believe in Magic"; Released: July 20, 1965; "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?"; Released: April 30, 1966;

Do You Believe in Magic is the debut album by the folk rock group The Lovin' Spoonful. It was released in November 1965, on the Kama Sutra label. The album features the hits "Do You Believe in Magic" (U.S. No. 9) and "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (U.S. No. 2).

Do You Believe in Magic was re-released on CD in 2002 with five bonus tracks.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)	A–^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

In his Allmusic review, music critic William Ruhlmann wrote "The album elaborated upon Sebastian's gentle, winning songwriting style... The album also revealed the group's jug band roots in its arrangements of traditional songs... The Spoonful would be remembered as a vehicle for Sebastian's songwriting, but Do You Believe in Magic was a well-rounded collection that demonstrated their effectiveness as a group."^[2]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do You Believe in Magic"	John Sebastian	2:07
2.	"Blues in the Bottle"	Traditional	2:12
3.	"Sportin' Life"	Traditional	4:04
4.	"My Gal"	Traditional	2:38
5.	"You Baby"	Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil	2:56
6.	"Fishin' Blues"	Traditional	2:02
7.	"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?"	Sebastian	1:59
8.	"Wild About My Lovin'"	Traditional	2:36
9.	"Other Side of This Life"	Fred Neil	2:30
10.	"Younger Girl"	Sebastian	2:20
11.	"On the Road Again"	Sebastian	1:51
12.	"Night Owl Blues"	Steve Boone, Joe Butler, Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky	3:05

Bonus tracks on 2002 reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Alley Oop"	Dallas Frazier	2:17
14.	"Younger Girl" (Demo)	Sebastian	2:39
15.	"Blues in the Bottle" (Alternate Vocal)	Traditional	3:02
16.	"Wild About My Lovin'" (Alternate Vocal)	Traditional	2:36
17.	"Other Side of This Life" (Instrumental)	Neil	2:31

Personnel[]

John Sebastian – vocals, guitar, autoharp, harmonica, organ
Steve Boone – bass, vocals
Joe Butler – drums, percussion, vocals
Zal Yanovsky – electric and acoustic guitar, vocals

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Christgau, Robert (March 29, 2013). "The Lovin' Spoonful". MSN Music. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Ruhlman, William. "Do You Believe in Magic > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

[Christgau-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Christgau, Robert (March 29, 2013). "The Lovin' Spoonful". MSN Music. Retrieved March 30, 2013.

[AM-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Ruhlman, William. "Do You Believe in Magic > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.

[3] Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

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Steve Boone Joe Butler Mike Arturi Phil Smith John Sebastian Zal Yanovsky Jerry Yester
Studio albums	Do You Believe in Magic Daydream Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful You're A Big Boy Now Everything Playing Revelation: Revolution '69
Compilations	What's Shakin' The Best of The Lovin' Spoonful The Very Best of the Lovin' Spoonful Anthology Greatest Hits
Live albums	Live at the Hotel Seville
Singles	"Do You Believe In Magic" "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" "Daydream" "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" "Summer in the City" "Darling Be Home Soon"