Magic (The Jets album)

Magic
Studio album by
the Jets
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1987
RecordedDecember 1986 – July 1987
Studio
  • Conway Recording Studios, The Sound Factory and Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California)
  • Monterey Studios and Yamaha R&D (Glendale, California)
  • Lighthouse Studios (Studio City, California)
  • Monday to Sunday (Burbank, California)
  • The Hit Factory, 29th Street Music and Blank Tape Studios (New York City, New York)
  • Sammy Fields Studio (Demarest, New Jersey)
  • Westwood Studios (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Genre
Length40:54
LabelMCA
Producer
The Jets chronology
Christmas with The Jets
(1986) 		Magic
(1987) 		Believe
(1989)
Singles from Magic
  1. "Cross My Broken Heart"
    Released: May 20, 1987
  2. "I Do You"
    Released: October 19, 1987
  3. "Rocket 2 U"
    Released: January 14, 1988
  4. "Make It Real"
    Released: April 13, 1988
  5. "Sendin' All My Love"
    Released: August 1, 1988
  6. "Anytime"
    Released: October 6, 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Magic is the third studio album by Tongan-American family band the Jets,[6] released in 1987 by MCA Records.[2] It was the first album without Eugene Wolfgramm, who left the group to form Boys Club.[7]

The album spawned multiple hit singles. "Cross My Broken Heart" also appeared on the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop II.[3]

The album included their first US dance chart number 1 hit "Sendin' All My Love", as well as "Make It Real", which stayed at the top of the adult contemporary chart for 4 weeks and cracked the top five on the US pop chart, peaking at number 4. "Rocket 2 U" was also another hit from the album, reaching number 6 on the Hot 100.

The album reached number 35 in the U.S.[8] It was certified Gold.

  1. ^ "Magic - The Jets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. pp. 623–624.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Connie (1 Nov 1987). "The Jets Magic". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 79.
  4. ^ Tucker, Ken (29 Nov 1987). "THE JETS Magic". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H3.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 368.
  6. ^ "The Jets | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Bream, Jon (30 Oct 1987). "Jets holding in flight pattern". Star Tribune. p. 3C.
  8. ^ "The Jets". Billboard.