| Magic Box | ||||
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| Released | 27 February 1996 | |||
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| Length | 50:32 | |||
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Magic Box is the fourth studio album by Norwegian band Bel Canto, released on 27 February 1996 by Lava Records and Atlantic Records.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Dagbladet | [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars,[1] and the Dagbladet reviewer Øyvind Rønning awarded the album dice 5.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Magic Box I" | 1:21 |
| 2. | "In Zenith" | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Freelunch in the Jungle" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Rumour" | 5:25 |
| 5. | "Sleepwalker" | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Bombay" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Paradise" | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Didn't You Know It?" | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Big Belly Butterflies" | 4:51 |
| 10. | "Kiss of Spring" | 4:23 |
| 11. | "The Magic Box II" | 5:12 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Anneli Marian Drecker – vocals, keyboards
- Nils Johansen – guitar, mandolin, violin, programming
- Eivind Aarset – guitar
- Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet
- B.J. Cole – steel guitar
- Jah Wobble – bass, breathing
- Dinesh – tablas
- Fazal Qureshi – ablas
- Andreas Eriksen – percussion
- Jaki Liebezeit – drums
- Chuck Frazier – background vocals
Technical
- Hans Grottheim – engineering
- Per Martinsen – engineering assistance
- Ken Theodorsen – engineering assistance
- Mark Ferda – engineering, mixing, production
- Ulf Holand – engineering, mixing, production
- Jah Wobble – production
- Bel Canto – production
- Brenda Rotheiser – art direction, design
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[4] | Gold | 25,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "Bel Canto – Magic Box". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 Rønning, Øyvind (23 February 1996). "Magisk fra Bel Canto". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bel Canto – Magic Box". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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