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The Magic of Believing

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1968 studio album by Dionne Warwick featuring the Drinkard Singers
The Magic of Believing
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1968
Recorded1968
StudioScepter Studios, New York City
GenreGospel
Length28:49
LabelScepter Records
Dionne Warwick featuringthe Drinkard Singers chronology
Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls
(1968)		The Magic of Believing
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(1968)

The Magic of Believing is the tenth studio album by American singerDionne Warwick. It was released in 1968 on Scepter Records special forEaster. The singer recorded this album entirely in the genre ofgospel music.[1] The bandDrinkard Singers, which included Warwick's closest relatives, took part in the recording of the album.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[3]

TheBillboard reviewer stated that Warwick's warm, inspirational style works the same chart magic for these devotional standards that mark her top ten records.[4]Record World called the album "a masterpiece in itself."[5]

William Ruhlmann fromAllMusic wrote: "Fans of Warwick's pop-soul records will at times have difficulty recognizing her here; she occasionally sings in a higher register than usual, and she is often more overtly emotional than on her deliberately restrained pop hits. Clearly, however, this is music close to her heart, and she and the Drinkards perform it without any concessions to pop style; this is traditional gospel music, traditionally sung."[2]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Battle Hymn of the Republic"Traditional3:09
2."Somebody Bigger Than You and I"3:37
3."Jesus Will"James Cleveland3:04
4."Old Landmark"Traditional2:48
5."The Magic of Believing"
  • Norman Monath
  • Raymond Leveen
2:32
Total length:15:10
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blessed Be the Name of the Lord"Traditional2:48
2."Grace"James Cleveland3:20
3."Steal Away"Traditional2:35
4."In the Garden"C. Austin Miles3:07
5."Who Do You Think It Was"Traditional1:49
Total length:13:39

Personnel

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  • Dionne Warwick – vocals, arrangement (A1, A4, B3)
  • Cissy Houston – arrangement (B1)
  • Roberta Martin – arrangement (B2)
  • Ann Moss – arrangement (B5)
  • Burt Goldblatt – art direction, design
  • The Drinkard Singers – vocals
  • John Lakata – engineering
  • Fred Kirby – liner notes

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Charts

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Сhart performance forThe Magic of Believing
Chart (1968)Peak
position
USBest Selling R&B LP's (Billboard)[7]49

References

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  1. ^"Dionne Weaves Magic Blues Spell at Apollo"(PDF).Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 12. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. March 23, 1968. p. 22.ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^abRuhlmann, William."The Magic of Believing Review".AllMusic. RetrievedDecember 8, 2024.
  3. ^Larkin, Colin (2007)."Warwick, Dionne".The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). New York: Muze UK Ltd. pp. 1470–1471.ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  4. ^"Album Reviews"(PDF).Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 28. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. June 13, 1968. p. 78.ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^"Gospel LP Reviews"(PDF).Record World. Vol. 22, no. 1098. New York: Record World Pub. Co. June 22, 1968. p. 39.ISSN 0034-1622.
  6. ^Kirby, Fred (1968).The Magic of Believing (liner notes). Dionne Warwick. US: Scepter Records. SPS 567.
  7. ^"Best Selling R&B LP's"(PDF).Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 34. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. August 24, 1968. p. 34.ISSN 0006-2510.

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