Primary Colours (Magic! album)

Primary Colours
Studio album by Magic!
Released July 1, 2016
Recorded 2015 at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, California and Noah's Ark, Toronto, Canada
Genre
Length 35:16
Label
Producer
Magic! chronology
Don't Kill the Magic
(2014)Don't Kill the Magic2014		 Primary Colours
(2016)
Singles from Primary Colours
  1. "Lay You Down Easy"
    Released: March 24, 2016
  2. "Red Dress"
    Released: June 17, 2016
  3. "No Regrets"
    Released: October 14, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media3.5/10[2]

Primary Colours is the second full-length studio album by Canadian reggae fusion band MAGIC! The album was released on July 1, 2016, through Latium and RCA Records worldwide. It serves as the follow-up to the band's debut studio album, Don't Kill the Magic (2014). The album was led by the single "Lay You Down Easy", featuring Sean Paul.

Background

The group released their debut single "Rude" in late 2013, eventually achieving commercial success worldwide, reaching atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks. The song had spent 16 weeks in the chart's top ten. With "Rude", Magic! is the sixth Canadian band to top the Billboard Hot 100, the first since Nickelback with "How You Remind Me" in 2001. The band released their debut studio album, Don't Kill the Magic on June 30, 2014.[3] Upon its release, the album peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at No. 5 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[4][5] The band proceeded to tour in support of their debut album, performing at colleges and music festivals throughout 2014 and 2015.[6] The band toured as a supporting act on the first leg of pop rock band Maroon 5's Maroon V Tour from February to April 2015.[7]

The band released the non-album single "#SundayFunday" on July 17, 2015 to mixed reviews and was not received well on radio airplay. They began writing and recording their second studio album in 2015 and finished production for the record in early 2016. The band announced the single "Lay You Down Easy", featuring dancehall recording artist Sean Paul.[8] On May 16, the band revealed that album art cover for Primary Colours.[9] The band announced the album's title, track listing and release date on April 12, 2016.[10] The album's second single, "Red Dress", was released on June 17, 2016 accompanied with its music video.[11]

Promotion

The band released two commercial singles prior to the release of Primary Colours on July 1, 2016. The lead single, "Lay You Down Easy", featuring Sean Paul, was released on March 25, 2016. The single charted and peaked at No. 40 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart,[12] No. 36 on the Canadian Hot 100,[13] No. 26 on the Canadian Digital Songs chart,[14] and No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Digital Songs chart.[15]

The album's second single, "Red Dress", premiered on June 17, 2016. The music video for the single premiered on the same day on Vevo.[16] Magic! performed their single "Red Dress" on The Today Show on June 5, 2016.[17]

The album's third single "No Regrets", premiered on October 16, 2016 with an accompanying music video.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Have It All"3:38
2."Lay You Down Easy" (featuring Sean Paul)2:44
3."Gloria"3:46
4."Red Dress"3:21
5."No Regrets"3:32
6."Dance Monkey"4:28
7."No Sleep"2:47
8."I Need You"3:51
9."Primary Colours"3:23
10."The Way God Made Me"3:46
Total length:35:16

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[18]

MAGIC!

Additional personnel

  • Delbert Bowers – assistant
  • Vincent Calloway – trombone
  • Charles Chavez – producer
  • Monique Chavez – photography
  • Fraser T. Smith – producer
  • Chris Galland – assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Serban Ghene – mixing
  • Erwin Gorostiza – creative director
  • John Hanes – mixing engineer
  • Connie Jun – art direction, design
  • Dave Kutch – mastering
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Adam Messinger – producer
  • Sean Paul – featured artist on "Lay You Down Easy"
  • Niv Toar – trumpet

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 19
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 114
US Billboard 200[21] 124

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide July 1, 2016

References

  1. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Primary Colours – Magic!". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (July 5, 2016). "Magic!: Primary Colours". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "MAGIC! Unveil The Cover And Tracklist Of Debut LP 'Don't Kill The Magic' - idolator". idolator.com. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Magic! - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Magic! - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Magic Talks 'Rude' Success and What's Next for the Band". billboard.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.maroon5.com/news/maroon-5-announce-2015-world-tour-v-available-now
  8. ↑ Cox, Jamieson (25 March 2016). "We talked to MAGIC! about romantic vaping and their new single with Sean Paul". The Verge. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "MAGIC!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "MAGIC! Announces New Album, 'Primary Colors,' Due Out July 1". billboard.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "MAGIC! Releases New ‘Red Dress’ Music Video". people.com. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Magic! - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Magic! - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Magic! - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "MAGIC! New Single "Lay You Down Easy" Released - RCA Records". rcarecords.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  16. ↑ ournameismagicVEVO (17 June 2016). "MAGIC! - Red Dress (Official Video)". Retrieved 8 July 2017 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ "MAGIC! perform ‘Red Dress’ live on TODAY". TODAY.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Primary Colours – Magic!". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Magic! – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Magic!. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Magic! on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Magic! – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Magic!. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
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