Welcome Back
Tracklisting 1. The Oscar 2. Feeling The Love 3. Who Could Ever Leave You ? 4. Welcome Back 5. Land Of Make Believe 6. Seems I Haven"t Seen Her 7. Standin" On The Edge Of A Love Affair 8. Let There Be Love 9. All I Really Need Is You 10. Remember November .......................................................................................................... Previously unreissued Blue Magic"s 1981 Album Welcome Back The title will be remastered from the Original Studio master tapes. Blue Magic"s 1981 Capitol release, WELCOME BACK, arrived at a time when soul and R&B music had resurfaced as a popular genre yet in a different manner. While heavy funk grooves & well-crafted ballads driven by rhythm sections/horns/strings were the norm in the 1970s, the rise of synthesizers & drum machines in the 80s resulted in light pop-driven arrangements - evident in hits by Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio ("A Woman Needs Love") and the Four Tops ("When She Was My Girl"). Instead of following this trend, Blue Magic (lead singer Ted "Wizard" Mills, Keith Beaton, Vernon Sawyer & Wendell Sawyer) as well as producer Norman Harris & his crew of session musicians (members of MFSB) stuck with the winning formula that made the group successful - and met with resistance from the industry. Kevin L. Goins Amery, Wisconsin