Blacks'_Magic

<i>Blacks' Magic</i>

Blacks' Magic

1990 studio album by Salt-N-Pepa

Blacks' Magic is the third studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on March 19, 1990, by Next Plateau Records and London Records. A critical and commercial success, the album peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of one million copies in the United States. The album spawned four commercially successful singles, three of which reached the top 10 of the Hot Rap Singles chart; "Let's Talk About Sex" (number 13 in the US, number two in the UK), "Expression" (number 26 in the US, number 23 in the UK), "Do You Want Me" (number 21 in the US, number five in the UK), and "You Showed Me" (number 47 in the US, number 15 in the UK).

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Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Blacks' Magic.[9]

Salt-N-Pepa

Additional musicians

  • Dante Basco - Rapping
  • Jacci McGhee – special guest appearance (track 1)
  • Joyce Martin – background vocals (track 4)
  • Alpha – background vocals (tracks 5, 10)
  • Omega – background vocals (tracks 5, 10)
  • Hurby Luv Bug – background vocals (tracks 5, 10)
  • Kid 'n Play – special guest appearance (track 11)
  • Sybil – special guest appearance (track 13)
  • Stanley Brown – all keyboards

Technical

  • Salt – production (tracks 1, 7, 9, 13)
  • Steevee-O, The Boy Wonder – production (tracks 2, 6)
  • The Invincibles – production (tracks 2–8, 10–12)
  • Hurby Luv Bug – production (tracks 3, 5, 7, 10, 11); album concept
  • Excalibur – production (track 4)
  • Spinderella – production (track 8)
  • Quicksilver – production (track 12)
  • Play – album concept
  • Andre DeBourg – engineering
  • Dana 'Dum' Mozie – engineering
  • Herb "Pump" Powers – mastering

Artwork

  • Charles Lilly – illustration
  • Faville Graphics – design

Charts

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Certifications

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References

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    Christgau, Robert (2000). "CG Book '90s: S". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved March 30, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
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    Push (April 21, 1990). "Albums". Melody Maker. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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    The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 617.
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    France, Kim (May 1990). "Spins". Spin. p. 78. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  9. [9]
    Blacks' Magic (liner notes). Salt-N-Pepa. Next Plateau Records. 1990. PLCD1019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    "Week commencing 18 June 1990". Bubbling Down Under. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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    "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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    "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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    "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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    "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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    "American album certifications – Salt 'N Pepa – Black's Magic". Recording Industry Association of America. April 14, 1992.
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