The Old Magic

The Old Magic
Studio album by Nick Lowe
Released	September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Length	35:21
Label	UK: Proper US: Yep Roc
Producer	Neil Brockbank, Nick Lowe, Robert Treherne
Nick Lowe chronology
Quiet Please... The New Best of Nick Lowe (2009)Quiet Please... The New Best of Nick Lowe2009 The Old Magic (2011) Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family (2013)Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family2013

The Old Magic is a 2011 album from Nick Lowe. Mojo placed the album at number 31 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nick Lowe except where noted.

1. "Stoplight Roses" - 3:28
2. "Checkout Time" - 2:52
3. "House for Sale" - 3:41
4. "Sensitive Man" - 2:52
5. "I Read a Lot" - 3:17
6. "Shame on the Rain" (Tom T. Hall) - 2:24
7. "Restless Feeling" - 2:40
8. "The Poisoned Rose" (Elvis Costello) - 4:46
9. "Somebody Cares for Me" (Lowe, Geraint Watkins) - 2:50
10. "You Don't Know Me at All" (Jeff West) - 3:06
11. "'Til the Real Thing Comes Along" - 3:25

Personnel

Musicians:

• Robert Treherne - drums
• Geraint Watkins - organ, piano
• Steve Donnelly - lead guitar
• Neil Brockbank - vibraphone, mixing
• Johnny Scott - guitar
• Matt Radford - double bass
• Nick Lowe - rhythm guitar

Additional Contributions:

• Paul Carrack - backing vocals
• Anna Harvey - backing vocals
• Matt Holland - trumpet on 4, 5, flugelhorn on 4
• Bob Loveday - violin & viola on 1, 5, recorder on 1
• Rory McLeod - bass harmonica on 1
• Nick Payne- baritone saxophone on 9
• Ron Sexsmith - backing vocals
• Kate St. John - string synthesizer on 7
• Linnea Svensson - backing vocals on 7
• Jimmie Vaughan - guitar on 10
• Annie Whitehead - trombone on 10
• Martin Winning - tenor saxophone on 10
• Norman Bergen - the gift of the string chart on "I Read A Lot"

References