It Must Be Magic


It Must Be Magic is the fourth studio album by Teena Marie, released on May 14, 1981. It was her last album for Motown and the highest-selling of Marie's tenure with Motown. The album peaked at No. 2 on the US Black Albums chart and No. 23 on the Pop Albums chart.
Lead single "Square Biz" became her most commercially successful for the label - peaking at No. 3 on Billboard's Black Singles chart and No. 12 on Billboard's Club Play Singles, while performing moderately on Billboard's Pop Singles, peaking at No. 50, becoming her second single to chart on the Pop Singles chart. This was followed up by No. 30 US Black Singles success for the title track, featuring label mates The Temptations, and the Quiet storm classic "Portuguese Love".
Like Irons in the Fire, it was fully written and produced by Marie herself, and received a positive critical reception, earning the album a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1982 Grammy Awards.
In 2002, the album was re-released in a remastered and expanded CD edition containing three additional tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Teena Marie, except where noted.
  1. "It Must Be Magic" – 6:03
  2. "Revolution" – 4:27
  3. "Where's California" – 5:24
  4. "365" – 4:10
  5. "Opus III " – 1:27
  6. "Square Biz" – 6:40
  7. "The Ballad of Cradle Rob and Me" – 3:24
  8. "Portuguese Love" – 7:17
  9. "Yes Indeed" – 4:57
Bonus tracks - 2002 Expanded Edition
  1. "Square Biz " – 6:40
  2. "Someday We'll All Be Free" – 1:57
  3. "Déjà Vu" – 12:26

Personnel

Later Samples