| 词条 | You Can Do Magic (song) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = You Can Do Magic | cover = You can do magic.jpg | cover size = | border = | caption = | type = single | artist = America | album = View from the Ground | B-side = Even the Score | released = {{Start date|1982|07|06}} | format =
| recorded = March 1982 | studio = Abbey Road Studio 2, London | genre = Soft rock[1], pop rock | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=48}} | label = Capitol | writer = Russ Ballard | producer = Russ Ballard | prev_title = Survival | prev_year = 1980 | next_title = Right Before Your Eyes | next_year = 1982 }} "You Can Do Magic" is a song by singer-songwriter Russ Ballard which was recorded as a 1982 single by folk rock duo America from their album View from the Ground. The song was one of two Ballard compositions on View from the Ground, the other being "Jody". Ballard wrote both songs specifically for America at the behest of Rupert Perry, A&R vice president for Capitol Records. Ballard also produced the tracks marking a return to record production after a four-year hiatus; although Ballard had had earlier hits as a songwriter, "You Can Do Magic" was his first major hit credit as a producer.[2] "You Can Do Magic" proved a solid comeback vehicle for America whose last Top 40 hit - "Today's the Day" - had occurred in 1976 with the second of their two further appearances on the Hot 100 in Billboard occurring in 1979. "You Can Do Magic" returned America to the Top 40 in August 1982 with the track reaching number 8 that October.[3] The popularity of "You Can Do Magic" was paralleled by the success of the parent View From the Ground album which rose to number 41 on Billboards listing of the top 200 albums, the first time an album by America as a duo (rather than the original trio) had appeared in that chart's upper half. International chart placings for "You Can Do Magic" include No. 30 in Australia,{{cn|date=February 2015}} No. 37 in Canada,[4] No. 20 in Ireland,{{cn|date=February 2015}} No. 27 in Italy,{{cn|date=February 2015}} No. 12 in New Zealand{{cn|date=February 2015}} and No. 59 in the UK.[5] The success of "You Can Do Magic" led to America recording their 1983 album Your Move with Russ Ballard as producer. Chart performance{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Weekly singles charts
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Other versionsDrew Seeley covered "You Can Do Magic" for the 2009 Walt Disney Records soundtrack, Wizards of Waverly Place. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.expertscolumn.com/200-greatest-soft-rock-songs|title=200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs|website=entertainment.expertscolumn.com}} 2. ^Billboard vol 94 # 40 (October 9 1982) p.33 3. ^{{cite book |author=Whitburn, Joel |year=2004 |title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits |publisher=Billboard Books |page=27 |isbn=978-0-8230-7499-0 }} 4. ^America, "You Can Do Magic" Canadian Chart Positions Retrieved March 30, 2015 5. ^{{cite web|title=America singles charts history |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/Artist/14505/AMERICA|website=Official Charts|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=18 February 2015}} 6. ^RPM 7. ^RPM 8. ^NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, 28 November 1982 External links
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