| Black Magic | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Magic Sam Blues Band |
| Cover: | Magic Sam - Black Magic.jpg |
| Recorded: | October 23 & November 6, 1968 |
| Genre: | Blues |
| Length: | 39:04 |
| Label: | Delmark |
| Producer: | Robert G. Koester |
| Chronology: | Magic Sam |
| Prev Title: | West Side Soul |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | Magic Sam Live |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
Black Magic is a studio album by Chicago blues musician Magic Sam. Delmark Records released it under the name of "Magic Sam Blues Band" in November 1969, shortly before his death.[1] The album was a follow-up to Magic Sam's highly influential studio debut, West Side Soul (1968), and also includes a mix of originals with songs written by his contemporaries.
Bill Dahl, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, gave the album its highest ratingfive out of five stars. He called it "another instant classic" and noted some R&B-style influenced songs.[2]
Blues historian Gerard Herzhaft commented that the album, along with West Side Soul, "brought unanimous praise from the critics. Today [1996], they are considered classics of the Chicago blues".[3]
In 1990, Black Magic was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as a classic of blues recording. The induction statement includes:
Side A
Side B