Blue Magic "Message From The Magic" (1978) -Smooth Soul / Westcoast Soul-

Label : ATCO Records

 One

01 - Can't Get You Off My Mind (Ted Mills, Keith Beaton & Richard Pratt)

02 - If You Want Me To (Ted Mills)

03 - Lady In My World Of Love (Skip Scarborough & Raina Taylor)

04 - Four Leaf Clover (Philip Bailey, Carl Carwell & Wayne Stalling)

Two

01 - Purple Passion (Ted Mills, Keith Beaton & Richard Pratt)

02 - Still In Love With You (Ted Mills, Keith Beaton & Richard Pratt)

03 - Message (Ted Mills, Keith Beaton & Richard Pratt)

04 - Sweet Woman (Ted Mills)

05 - I Waited (Philip Bailey, Ernest Straughter & Luther Waters)

Blue Magic : Ted Mills, Keith Beaton, Richard Pratt, Michael Buchanan, Walter Smith

Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by David N. Crawford

Rhythm Arranged by Skip Scarborough

Rhythm Section :

Louis Russell : Acoustic Guitar

Al McKay : Electric Guitar

Spencer Bean : Electric Guitar

Ernest Straughter : Acoustic Piano

Michael Stanton : Fender Rhodes

Ted Mills : Electric Piano

Robert Russel : Electric Bass

Ralph Johnson : Drums

Victor Feldman : Xylophone, Vibes, Chimes, Glockenspiel, Tambourine, Cabasa, Wood Block, Chinese Temple Block

Philip Bailey : Bongos, Conga, Tambourine, Wood Block

Horn Section :

Oscar Brashear, Bob Fenley : Trumpet & Flugelhorns

Sid Muldrow, Marylin Robinson : French Horns

Maurice Spears : Trombone & Bass Trombone

Ernie Watts, Don Myrick : Woodwinds

String Section :

Gerri Vinci (Concert Master), Marshall, Sosson, Sheldon Sanov, Nate Ross, Marvin Limonick, Gordon Marron, Arnold Belnick, Stanley Plummer, Bill Nuttycombe, Jerry Reisler, Ron Clark, Shari Zippert : Violins

Garey Nuttycombe, Rollice Dale, Sam Boghossian, Alan Harshman, Marilyn Baker, Dan Neufeld : Violas

Edgar Lusgarten, Ron Cooper, Fred Seykora : Cellos

Gayle Levant : Harp

Jules Chaiken : Contractor

Recorded at :

Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California

Engineer : Bob Hughes

Assisted by Pat Flaherty 

Total Experience Studios, Los Angeles, California

Engineers : Bob Hughes & Rick Clifford

Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, San Francisco by Mike Gore

Blue Magic "Blue Magic" (1974) -Smooth Soul-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 Side One

01 - Sideshow (Bobby Eli & Vinnie Barrett)
02 - Look Me Up (Norman Harris & Al Felder)
03 - What's Come Over Me (Ted Mills)
04 - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely (Bobby Eli & Vinnie Barrett)

Side Two

01 - Stop To Start (Jimmy Grant & Al Felder)
02 - Welcome To The Club (Norman Harris & Al Felder)
03 - Spell (Ted Mills)
04 - Answer To My Prayer (Norman Harris & Al Felder)
05 - Tear It Down (Norman Harris & Al Felder)

Blue Magic : Vernon Sawyer, Richard Pratt, Wendell Sawyer, Keith Beaton, Ted Mills, Vocals

Guitars : Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Ted Cohen, Roland Chambers
Pianos : Ted Mills, Ron Kersey, Cotton Kent
Basses : Ronnie Baker, Jimmy Grant, Lee Smith, Jimmy DeJulio
Drums : Earl Young, Larry James
Percussion : Larry Washington
Vibes : Vince Montana
Accompanied by Don Renaldo & His Strings And Horns

All Selections Arranged by Norman Harris with the exception of "Look Me Up", "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" & "Answer To My Prayer" which were arranged by Vince Montana
Background vocals Arranged by W.M.O.T. Productions, Inc. & Six Strings Music with the exceptions of "Stop To Start", "Welcome To The Club", "Answer To My Prayer" & "Tear It Down" which were arranged by Carl Helm
Recorded & Re-mixed at Sigma Sound Recording Studios, Philadelphia, Pa
Recording Engineers : Joe Tarsia, Kenny Present, Don Murray, Jay Mark & Carl Parualo
Re-mixed by Norman Harris & W.M.O.T. Productions, Inc.
Mastered at Frankfort Wayne Recording Labs, Philadelphia, Pa
All Selections Produced by Norman Harris for W.M.O.T. Productions, Inc. except "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" Produced by Alan Rubens & Steve Bernstein
Executive Producer : W.M.O.T. Productions, Inc. - Steve Bernstein, Alan Rubens & Bruce Gable