Midnight Magic (album)

Midnight Magic
Studio album by Commodores
Released	July 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	38:57
Label	Motown
Producer	James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Commodores chronology
Natural High (1978) Midnight Magic (1979) Heroes (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	5/10[2]

Midnight Magic is the seventh studio album by the musical group the Commodores, released in 1979. It contained their second U.S. #1 single, "Still", and the #4 hit "Sail On". "Still" in particular was the only record released by Berry Gordy's combine to top the pop charts that year.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Gettin' It" (David Cochrane, Walter Orange) – 4:18
2. "Midnight Magic" (Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie, Jr.) – 5:42
3. "You're Special" (William King, Harold Hudson) – 5:10
4. "Still" (Lionel Richie, Jr.) – 5:51

Side B

1. "Wonderland" (Milan Williams) – 5:28
2. "Sexy Lady" (Thomas McClary) – 3:30
3. "Lovin' You" (Ronald LaPread) – 4:36
4. "Sail On" (Lionel Richie, Jr.) – 5:43
5. "12:01 A.M. (Reprise)" (Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie, Jr.) – 0:59

Personnel

• Lionel Richie – vocals, piano, keyboards, saxophone
• Thomas McClary – vocals, guitar
• Milan Williams – keyboards
• Ronald LaPread – bass guitar
• William King – trumpet
• Walter Orange – drums, vocals

Notes

• A cover version of "Sail On" by Tom Grant was a #16 country hit in 1979. Another cover version of "Sail On" by Destiny's Child appeared on their first album, Destiny's Child in 1998

References

1. "Midnight Magic - Commodores". Allmusic.
2. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 23 – September 5 1979): 25.