Make a Little Magic
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Make a Little Magic is the 1980 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles. This album reached 62 on the US charts.
Additional Musicians
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded...
. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles. This album reached 62 on the US charts.
Track listing
- "Make a Little Magic" (Hanna / Hathaway / Carpenter) - 3:55
- "Badlands" (Hathaway / Carpenter / Hanna) - 4:14
- "High School Yearbook" (Hanna / Hathaway / Carpenter) - 2:44
- "Leigh Anne" (Holster) - 4:10
- "Riding Alone" (Hathaway / Carpenter / Hanna) - 2:20
- "Anxious Heart" (Bullens / Veitch) - 2:43
- "Do It! (Party Lights)" (Fadden / Carpenter / Hathaway / Hanna) - 4:24
- "Harmony" (Hanna / Fadden) - 4:22
- "Too Good to Be True" (Carpenter / Hanna) - 3:38
- "Mullen's Farewell to America" (McEuen / Garth) - 1:48
Personnel
- Jimmie Fadden - electric and acustic harmonica
- John McEuenJohn McEuenJohn McEuen , is an American folk musician and entertainer. He was one of the earliest members of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He played with the band from 1966 to 1986, and returned in 2001.The group prior to that 'dissolved' a few times briefly, but none as long as in 1968, right after spending 4...
- lap steel guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar on "Mullen's Farwell" - Jeff Hanna - lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, background vocals
- Bob Carpenter - lead vocals on "Leigh Ann" and "Harmony"
- Richard Hathaway - electric bass, background vocals
- Al Garth - alto and tenor sax, violin, viola
Additional Musicians
- Rick Schlosser - drums and programming
- Nicolette LarsonNicolette LarsonNicolette Larson was an American pop singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young, as well as her 1978 cover of Young's "Lotta Love". The song, her debut single, was a Number One Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks hit and #8 pop hit that year...
- background and harmony vocals on "Make A Little Magic", "Do It", "Harmony" - Haden Gregg - background vocals on "Anxious Heart" and "Badlands"
- Geoffrey Morris - slide guitar on "Too Good To Be True"
Chart performance
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 62 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 12 |
Canadian RPM Top Albums | 64 |