Blacks' Magic

Blacks' Magic
Studio album by Salt-N-Pepa
Released March 19, 1990 (1990-03-19)
Recorded 1989-1990
Genre Hip hop
Length 52:44
Label
Producer
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
(1988)		 Blacks' Magic
(1990)		 A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits
(1990)
Singles from Blacks' Magic
  1. "Expression"
    Released: November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13)
  2. "Independent"
    Released: May 5, 1990 (1990-05-05)
  3. "Do You Want Me"
    Released: May 25, 1991 (1991-05-25)
  4. "Let's Talk About Sex"
    Released: August 31, 1991 (1991-08-31)
  5. "You Showed Me"
    Released: November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
  6. "Expression '92"
    Released: March 12, 1992 (1992-03-12)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauA− [2]

Blacks' Magic is the third album by rap group, Salt-N-Pepa and was released in 1990 on Next Plateau Records. A critical and commercial success, the album peaked at #38 on the Billboard 200, #15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album featured four hit singles, three of which made it to the top 10 of the Hot Rap Singles chart; "Let's Talk About Sex" (U.S. #13, UK #2), "Expression" (U.S. #26, UK #23), "Do You Want Me" (U.S. #21, UK #5) and "You Showed Me" (U.S. #47, UK #15).

Track listing

  1. "Expression" (Coltrane, James) - 4:04
  2. "Doper Than Dope" (Fingerprints) - 4:21
  3. "Negro Wit' an Ego" (Fingerprints) - 3:40
  4. "You Showed Me" (Clark, McGuinn)- 4:01
  5. "Do You Want Me" (Fingerprints) - 4:52
  6. "Swift" (Fingerprints) - 4:04
  7. "I Like to Party" (Fingerprints) - 3:51
  8. "Blacks' Magic" (Fingerprints) - 4:16
  9. "Start the Party" (James) - 3:51
  10. "Let's Talk About Sex" (Fingerprints) - 3:29
  11. "I Don't Know" (Modeliste, Neville, Porter, Nocintelli) - 3:11
  12. "Live and Die" (Fingerprints, McCartney) - 3:07
  13. "Independent" (James) - 4:46

Samples

Expression

Doper Than Dope

You Showed Me

Do You Want Me

Black's Magic

Let's Talk About Sex

Independent

Personnel

  • Alpha – Background vocals
  • Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor – Producer, Concept
  • Boy Wonder – Producer
  • Stanley Brown – Keyboards
  • Andre Debourg – Engineer
  • Excalibur – Producer
  • Invincibles – Background vocals, Producer
  • Cheryl "Salt" James – Producer
  • Kid 'N Play – Vocals
  • Joyce Martin – Background vocals
  • Jacci McGhee – Vocals
  • Omega – Background vocals
  • Play – Concept
  • Herb Powers – Mastering
  • Quicksilver – Producer
  • Salt-N-Pepa – Vocals
  • Spinderella – Producer
  • Steevee-O – Producer
  • Sybil – Vocals, Performer

References

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Salt-N-Pepa: Blacks' Magic > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Salt-N-Pepa". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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