''The Old Magic'' is a 2011 album created by British singer-songwriter

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have released positive reviews, with

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regarding the work as featuring "plenty of charm" and labeling Lowe a "crooner". In addition, ''

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'' placed the album at number thirty-one on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nick Lowe except where noted. # "Stoplight Roses" – 3:28 # "Checkout Time" – 2:52 # "House for Sale" – 3:41 # "Sensitive Man" – 2:52 # "I Read a Lot" – 3:17 # "Shame on the Rain" (

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) – 2:24 # "Restless Feeling" – 2:40 # "The Poisoned Rose" (

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) – 4:46 # "Somebody Cares for Me" (Lowe,

Geraint Watkins Geraint Meurig Vaughan Watkins (born 5 February 1951) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, rock and roll pianist and accordionist. He has backed many notable artists, including Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Ro ...

) – 2:50 # "You Don't Know Me at All" (Jeff West) – 3:06 # "'Til the Real Thing Comes Along" – 3:25

Personnel

* Nick Lowe – rhythm guitar *

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– drums *

– organ, piano * Steve Donnelly – lead guitar * Neil Brockbank – vibraphone, mixing * Johnny Scott – guitar * Matt Radford – double bass with: *

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– backing vocals * Anna Harvey – backing vocals * Matt Holland – trumpet on 4, 5, flugelhorn on 4 * Bob Loveday – violin and viola on 1, 5, recorder on 1 * Rory McLeod – bass harmonica on 1 * Nick Payne – baritone saxophone on 9 *

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– backing vocals * Kate St. John – string synthesizer on 7 * Linnea Svensson – backing vocals on 7 * Jimmie Vaughan – guitar on 10 *

Annie Whitehead Lena Annie Whitehead (born 16 July 1955 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a British jazz trombone player. Career Whitehead learned the trombone in high school and participated in rock and jazz bands. When she was 16, she left school to become a member ...

– trombone on 10 * Martin Winning – tenor saxophone on 10 *

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– the gift of the string chart on "I Read a Lot"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Old Magic, The 2011 albums Nick Lowe albums Proper Records albums Yep Roc Records albums