White Magic for Lovers

White Magic for Lovers
Studio album by Drugstore
Released 4 May 1998
Studio El Cortijo studios, Spain
Genre Alternative rock, dream pop, Britpop[1]
Length 51:34
Label Roadrunner
Producer Clive Martin, Drugstore
Drugstore chronology
Drugstore
(1995)Drugstore1995		 White Magic for Lovers
(1998)		 Songs for the Jet Set
(2001)Songs for the Jet Set2001
Singles from White Magic For Lovers
  1. "Mondo Cane"
    Released: 8 November 1996
  2. "El President"
    Released: 20 April 1998
  3. "Sober"
    Released: 22 June 1998
  4. "Say Hello"
    Released: September 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

White Magic for Lovers is the second album released by the London-based band Drugstore. It reached the UK albums chart at number 45.[3] The album was noted for the "Song for Pessoa", about the Portuguese modernist poet Fernando Pessoa, "The Funeral" and the song "El President", a duet between Isabel Monteiro and Radiohead's Thom Yorke, which reached the UK singles chart at number 20. [4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Isabel Monteiro; except "Sober" by Daron Robinson and Monteiro, "Never Come Down" by Robinson, and "Tips for Travelling" by Mike Chylinski.[5]

No.TitleLength
1."Say Hello"3:30
2."Mondo Cane"3:35
3."El President" (feat. Thom Yorke)2:50
4."Sober"4:05
5."I Know I Could"4:10
6."Spacegirl"4:25
7."Never Come Down"4:13
8."Song for Pessoa"3:42
9."I Don't Wanna Be Here Without You"3:40
10."White Magic for Lovers"4:26
11."Tips for Travelling"2:08
12."The Funeral (But Most of All)" (includes hidden track "Everything a Girl Should Have")10:50

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[5]

Charts

Album

Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[6] 45

Singles

Year Single Peak position
[6]
UK Singles
1998 "El President" 20
"Sober" 68

References

  1. ↑ John Everhart (23 April 2014). "Caught By The Buzz: A Look Back At Britpop's B-List". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ↑ White Magic for Lovers at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ "El President". Official Charts.
  5. 1 2 White Magic for Lovers (Booklet). Drugstore. Roadrunner. 1998. RR 8711 2.
  6. 1 2 "DRUGSTORE | Artist | Official Charts". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved April 14, 2012.


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