Abracadabra (album)

*Abracadabra*
Abracadabra
Studio album Steve Miller Band
Date of issue	June 15, 1982
Recorded by	1981 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood , California
Genre	Rock
Duration	37:10
Producer	Steve Miller , Gary Mallaber
Label	Capitol
Professional reviews
	Allmusic ; Rolling stone ;
Timeline of the Steve Miller Band
Singles with abracadabra
	“Keeps Me Wondering Why (released in UK only) bw Get on Home”; Released: 1982; “ Abracadabra bw Give It Up or Baby Wanna Dance or Never Say No, depending on the country;”; Released: 1982; "Give It Up bw Rock'n Me & Wish Upon a Star"; Released: 1982; "Goodbye Love bw Cool Magic"; Released: 1982;

Abracadabra is the twelfth studio album by the American rock band Steve Miller Band , released in June 1982 via Capitol Records in the US and Mercury Records in Europe.

The album hit the charts in nine countries around the world, including Germany, where the record reached the first place in the local charts and held there for one week ^[3] . The separately released singles “Cool Magic”, “Give It Up” and the title track of the album were also successful and held top positions in the charts.

Content

Song List

No	Title	Music	Duration
one.	"Keeps Me Wondering Why"	Gary Mallaber Kenny Lee Lewis	3:45
2	" Abracadabra "	Steve miller	5:08
3	"Something Special"	Gary Mallaber, Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass	3:33
four.	Give It Up	Steve miller	3:37
five.	"Never Say No"	John Massaro Kenny Lee Lewis	3:39
6	"Things I Told You"	Gary Mallaber, John Massaro	3:19
7	"Young Girl's Heart"	Gary Mallaber, John Massaro	3:38
eight.	"Goodbye Love"	Gary Mallaber, Greg Douglass, Turner	Two to four
9.	"Cool Magic"	Gary Mallaber, Kenny Lee Lewis	4:25
ten.	"While I'm Waiting"	Gary Mallaber, John Massaro	3:26
37:10

Record Members

Steve Miller - vocals , guitar , synclavier
John Massaro - guitar
Kenny Lee Lewis - Guitar
Norton Buffalo - harmonica
Byron Ollred - keyboards
Gerald Johnson - Bass
Gary Mallaber - drums , percussion , keyboards

Additional staff

Greg Douglass - guitar in tracks 3 & 8
Lonnie Turner - Bass 3 & 8
Produced by Steve Miller and Gary Mallaber
Recording and Mixing - David N. Cole
Additional Record - Gary Mallaber
Executive Producer - John Palladino
Photos - David Alexander
Art Director - Tommy Steele
Design by Tommy Steele / Jeff Lancaster

Position in the charts

Chart (1982)	Position
Austrian Top 75 Albums ^[4]	eight
Canadian Top Albums ^[5]	four
German Albums ^[3]	one
Netherlands Top 100 Albums ^[6]	eleven
New Zealand Top 50 Albums ^[7]	47
Norwegian Top 40 Albums ^[8]	ten
Swedish Top 60 Albums ^[9]	3
UK Albums Chart ^[10]	ten
US Billboard 200 ^[11]	3
US R & B Albums ^[11]	40

Certification

A country	Association	Certification ( based on sales )
Canada ^[12]	CRIA	Platinum
United Kingdom ^[13]	BPI	Silver
United States ^[14]	RIAA	Platinum

Notes

↑ Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band : Allmusic.com, Stephen Thomas Erlewine
↑ Steve Pond. Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra: Music Reviews (English) . Rolling Stone (July 22, 1982). (not available link) Archived September 30, 2007. Verified June 26, 2015.
↑ ¹ ² Album - Steve Miller Band, Abracadabra (German) (ASP). Media Control Charts . The appeal date is July 10, 2011.
↑ Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). Austrian Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.
↑ 50 Albums (Eng.) // RPM : magazine. - 1982. - 28 August ( vol. 37 , no. 2 ). - ISSN 0315-5994 . Archived February 17, 2015.
↑ Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). Dutch Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.
↑ Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). New Zealand Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.
↑ Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). Norwegian Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.
↑ Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). Swedish Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.
↑ Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive - 17th July 1982 (Neopr.) . The Official Charts Company . The appeal date was July 10, 2011. Archived November 8, 2011.
² ¹ ² Steve Miller: Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums (Unopened) . Allmusic . United States : Rovi Corporation . The appeal date is July 10, 2011.
↑ Gold & Platinum Database Results (Unreferenced) (ASPX). Music Canada . Canadian Recording Industry Association . The appeal date is July 10, 2011. Archived on March 23, 2012.
↑ Certified Awards Search (Unsolved) (.aspx). British Phonographic Industry .
↑ Gold & Platinum Searchable Database (Unreferenced) (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America .

[1] Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band : Allmusic.com, Stephen Thomas Erlewine

[2] Steve Pond. Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra: Music Reviews (English) . Rolling Stone (July 22, 1982). (not available link) Archived September 30, 2007. Verified June 26, 2015.

[GE-3] ¹ ² Album - Steve Miller Band, Abracadabra (German) (ASP). Media Control Charts . The appeal date is July 10, 2011.

[4] Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). Austrian Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.

[5] 50 Albums (Eng.) // RPM : magazine. - 1982. - 28 August ( vol. 37 , no. 2 ). - ISSN 0315-5994 . Archived February 17, 2015.

[6] Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). Dutch Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.

[7] Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). New Zealand Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.

[8] Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). Norwegian Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.

[9] Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (Album) (Neopr.) (ASP). Swedish Charts . Hung Medien. The appeal date is July 10, 2011.

[10] Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive - 17th July 1982 (Neopr.) . The Official Charts Company . The appeal date was July 10, 2011. Archived November 8, 2011.

[AMA-11] ² ¹ ² Steve Miller: Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums (Unopened) . Allmusic . United States : Rovi Corporation . The appeal date is July 10, 2011.

[12] Gold & Platinum Database Results (Unreferenced) (ASPX). Music Canada . Canadian Recording Industry Association . The appeal date is July 10, 2011. Archived on March 23, 2012.

[13] Certified Awards Search (Unsolved) (.aspx). British Phonographic Industry .

[14] Gold & Platinum Searchable Database (Unreferenced) (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America .