Magic and Medicine

Magic and Medicine
Studio album by The Coral
Released 28 July 2003 (2003-07-28)
Recorded 2003;
Elevator Studios, Liverpool
Genre Indie
Length 41:10
Label Deltasonic
Producer Ian Broudie, The Coral (co.)
The Coral chronology
The Coral
(2002)		 Magic and Medicine
(2003)		 Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
NME (8/10)[2]
Pitchfork Media (6.7/10)[3]
PopMatters (mixed)[4]
Rolling Stone [5]
RTÉ [6]

Magic and Medicine is the second album by The Coral, released on July 28, 2003 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number 1 in the charts, and on February 10, 2004 in the United States (see 2003 in music). The singles "Don't Think You're the First" and "Pass It On" earned them their first top ten hits.

The album title originates from a lyric in Time Travel, the hidden track on the band's debut album: "Well there's a war going on, ain't the obvious one. It's between magic and medicine". The US release features a limited edition EP entitled Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker (which was released as a mini-album in the UK).

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "In the Forest"   James Skelly, Nick Power 2:39
2. "Don't Think You're the First"   J. Skelly 4:03
3. "Liezah"   J. Skelly, Power 3:31
4. "Talkin' Gypsy Market Blues"   J. Skelly 3:07
5. "Secret Kiss"   J. Skelly 2:56
6. "Milkwood Blues"   J. Skelly 3:54
7. "Bill McCai"   J. Skelly 2:37
8. "Eskimo Lament"   Power 2:30
9. "Careless Hands"   J. Skelly, Bill Ryder-Jones 4:14
10. "Pass It On"   J. Skelly 2:19
11. "All of Our Love"   J. Skelly, Power 3:06
12. "Confessions of A.D.D.D."   J. Skelly 6:20

Personnel

The Coral[7]
Production[7]
Additional musicians[7]
Other personnel[7]

Chart performance

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 39
France (SNEP)[8] 64
Ireland (Irish Albums Chart)[9] 14
Japan (Oricon)[10] 69
New Zealand (RIANZ)[8] 43
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 60
Preceded by
Dangerously in Love by Beyoncé		 UK number one album
August 9, 2003 – August 15, 2003		 Succeeded by
Escapology by Robbie Williams

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 28 July 2003 Deltasonic CD, LP, digital download DLTCD014, DLTLP014

References

  1. ^ DiGravina, Tim. "The Coral: Magic and Medicine > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. ^ Kessler, Ted. "The Coral : Magic & Medicine". NME (IPC Media). ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on 5 July 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030705012218/http://nme.com/reviews/11341.htm. 
  3. ^ Robertson, Neil (29 February 2004). "The Coral: Magic & Medicine". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/11703-magic-medicine-nightfreak-and-the-sons-of-becker/#review-album-1589. 
  4. ^ Begrand, Adrien (22 August 2003). "The Coral: Magic & Medicine". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/coral-magic.shtml. 
  5. ^ Eliscu, Jenny (February 19, 2004). "The Coral: Magic And Medicine ". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media) (RS 942). OCLC 680063773. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930211212/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thecoral/albums/album/5099216/review/5942156/magic_and_medicine. 
  6. ^ Gleeson, Sinéad (10 October 2003). "Review: The Coral - Magic and Medicine". RTÉ.ie. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2003/1010/thecoral.html. Retrieved 28 June 2009. 
  7. ^ a b c d (2004) Release notes for Magic and Medicine by The Coral (booklet). UK: Deltasonic (DLTCD014).
  8. ^ a b c d e "The Coral - Magic and Medicine". ultratop.be. Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Coral&titel=Magic+And+Medicine&cat=a. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "The Coral - Magic and Medicine". acharts.us. αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/16397. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  10. ^ "ザ・コーラル [The Coral]" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Oricon Inc.. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/307322/products/music/512586/1/. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  11. ^ a b "The Coral – Magic and Medicine". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

External links

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James Skelly • Lee Southall • Nick Power • Paul Duffy • Ian Skelly
Bill Ryder-Jones
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