My Baby Must Be a Magician
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Detroit, Michigan; 1967
| "My Baby Must Be a Magician" | ||||
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| Single by The Marvelettes | ||||
| from the album Sophisticated Soul | ||||
| B-side | "I Need Someone" | |||
| Released | November 21, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) Detroit, Michigan; 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soul | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Songwriter(s) | William "Smokey" Robinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Smokey Robinson | |||
| The Marvelettes singles chronology | ||||
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"My Baby Must Be a Magician" is a 1967 song written and produced by Smokey Robinson and recorded by the Marvelettes.[1]
Wanda Young Rogers was the lead vocalist on the track; the background vocals were provided by the Andantes rather than Marvelettes Ann Bogan and Katherine Anderson. Melvin Franklin of The Temptations is the male voice speaking the song's intro and the track features guitar licks from Miracles guitarist Marv Tarplin.
The narrator of the song likens her lover to a magician admitting his lack of the expected paraphernalia (e.g. "No rabbits in his hat/ No pigeons up his sleeve...No special gear like Aladdin's lamp and such") but maintaining "My baby must be a magician 'cause he's sure got the magic touch".
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Wanda Rogers
- Background vocals by The Andantes: Marlene Barrow, Jackie Hicks and Louvain Demps
- Introduction by Melvin Franklin
- Guitar by Marv Tarplin
- Other instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
- Written and produced by Smokey Robinson