| Musicmagic | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1977 | |||
| Studio | Caribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado) | |||
| Genre | Jazz-rock | |||
| Length | 41:51 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Return to Forever | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
Musicmagic is the finalstudio album by the Americanjazz fusion bandReturn to Forever, released in 1977.
This album contains the final line-up of the band from the 1970s, with only foundersChick Corea andStanley Clarke returning from the previous album.[3] This is the first album sinceLight as a Feather (1973) to contain vocals, featuring Stanley Clarke and Corea's wifeGayle Moran. This album also marks the return of original memberJoe Farrell on saxophone and flute, along with several new members making up a five-piece horn section.
In addition to the conventional two channelstereo version the album was also released by Columbia in a four channelquadraphonic version in 1977 as one of the last quadraphonic albums released by the label. In 2016 the album was re-issued in stereo on hybridSuper Audio CD by Audio Fidelity. It was re-issued again on SACD byDutton Vocalion in 2017 containing both the quadraphonic and stereo mixes.
With the addition of trombonist Ron Moss, this lineup toured and recorded the live albumLive (1977) which was re-issued in 1978 as a 4-LP set calledReturn to Forever Live: The Complete Concert.
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | Billboard 200[4] | 38 |
| 1977 | Billboard Jazz Albums[4] | 4 |
