| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
White Magic for Lovers is the second studio album released by the London-based band Drugstore. It reached the UK albums chart at number 45.[3] The album was noted for the "Song for Pessoa", about the Portuguese modernist poet Fernando Pessoa, "The Funeral" and the song "El President", a duet between Isabel Monteiro and Radiohead's Thom Yorke, which reached the UK singles chart at number 20.[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Isabel Monteiro; except "Sober" by Daron Robinson and Monteiro, "Never Come Down" by Robinson, and "Tips for Travelling" by Mike Chylinski.[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Say Hello" | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Mondo Cane" | 3:35 |
| 3. | "El President" (feat. Thom Yorke) | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Sober" | 4:05 |
| 5. | "I Know I Could" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Spacegirl" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Never Come Down" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Song for Pessoa" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "I Don't Wanna Be Here Without You" | 3:40 |
| 10. | "White Magic for Lovers" | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Tips for Travelling" | 2:08 |
| 12. | "The Funeral (But Most of All)" (includes hidden track "Everything a Girl Should Have") | 10:50 |
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[5]
Charts
Album
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[6] | 45 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak position [6] |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles | ||
| 1998 | "El President" | 20 |
| "Sober" | 68 |
References
- ^ John Everhart (23 April 2014). "Caught By The Buzz: A Look Back At Britpop's B-List". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ White Magic for Lovers at AllMusic
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "El President". Official Charts.
- ^ a b White Magic for Lovers (Booklet). Drugstore. Roadrunner. 1998. RR 8711 2.
- ^ a b "DRUGSTORE | Artist | Official Charts". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
External links
- 'Les Inrockuptibles' Albums of the Year List 1998 – Critics choice top 50 albums – ranked 42 (bottom-page)
- 'FFWD Magazine' issue June 18 1998 – album review