Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band album)

Abracadabra is the 12th studio album by Steve Miller Band. It was released on 15 June, 1982 through Capital Records. It went to number 1 in Germany, number 3 in Sweden and the United States, number 4 in Canada and number 10 in the United Kingdom.

Abracadabra
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1982
Recorded1981
StudioCapitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length37:08
LabelCapitol
ProducerSteve Miller, Gary Mallaber
Steve Miller Band chronology
Circle of Love
(1981)
Abracadabra
(1982)
Steve Miller Band Live!
(1983)
Singles from Abracadabra
  1. "Abracadabra"
    Released: May 1982
  2. "Keeps Me Wondering Why"
    Released: 6 August 1982 (UK) [2]
  3. "Cool Magic"
    Released: 11 September 1982 (US) [3]
  4. "Give It Up"
    Released: October 1982 (UK) [4]
  5. "Goodbye Love"
    Released: 11 February 1983 (Ger.) [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[6]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[8]

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Keeps Me Wondering Why"   3:43
2. "Abracadabra"   5:08
3. "Something Special"   3:35
4. "Give It Up"   3:35
5. "Never Say No"   3:37
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Things I Told You"   3:15
7. "Young Girl's Heart"   3:33
8. "Goodbye Love"   2:53
9. "Cool Magic"   4:23
10. "While I'm Waiting"   3:26

References

  1. "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1.com.
  2. "Steve Miller singles".
  3. "Steve Miller singles".
  4. "Steve Miller singles".
  5. "Steve Miller singles".
  6. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  7. Steve Pond (1982-07-22). "Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  8. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.