The Old Magic

The Old Magic is a 2011 album created by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Publications such as Allmusic have released positive reviews, with critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine regarding the work as featuring "plenty of charm" and labeling Lowe a "crooner".[1] In addition, Mojo placed the album at number thirty-one on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."[2]

The Old Magic
Studio album by Nick Lowe
Released	13 September 2011
Genre	Soft rock
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) The Old Magic (2011) Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family (2013)

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

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-old-magic-mw0002180934
2. Briehan, Tom (2 December 2011). "MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.