The Magic Position

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nameThe Magic Position
typestudio
artistPatrick Wolf
coverThe Magic Position cover.jpg
released26 February 2007
genreFolktronica, indietronica
length40:49
labelLoog
producerPatrick Wolf
prev_titleWind in the Wires
prev_year2005
next_titleThe Bachelor
next_year2009
misc{{Singles
nameThe Magic Position
typestudio
single1Accident & Emergency
single1date23 October 2006
single2Bluebells
single2date1 January 2007
single3The Magic Position
single3date26 March 2007
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The Magic Position is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. It was released on 26 February 2007. The album features collaborations with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Larrikin of Larrikin Love as well as backing vocals by Wolf's sister Jo Apps and also bass and alto clarinet instrumentation by Derek Apps. The album was preceded by the singles "Accident & Emergency" and "Bluebells".

Music critics and Wolf himself have noted that this album marks a departure from the musical style of his previous two albums, with this one being more pop-oriented. He cites Boney M and Giorgio Moroder as influences.{{cite news | last =Lindsay | first =Cam | title =The Amorphous Patrick Wolf | page =15 | publisher =Exclaim! | date =May 2007 | url =http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=110&csid2=4&fid1=25097 | accessdate =2007-08-02 }} Slant Magazine named The Magic Position the best album of 2007.

As of 2009 the album has sold 20,400 copies in United Kingdom.

Critical response

The Magic Position received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 27 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".

Track listing

  1. "Overture" – 4:40
  2. "The Magic Position" – 3:53
  3. "Accident & Emergency" (featuring Edward Larrikin) – 3:17
  4. "The Bluebell" – 1:11
  5. "Bluebells" – 5:17
  6. "Magpie" (featuring Marianne Faithfull) – 3:57
  7. "X" – 1:05
  8. "Augustine" – 4:19
  9. "Secret Garden" – 1:49
  10. "Get Lost" – 3:17
  11. "Enchanted" – 2:07
  12. "The Stars" – 3:51
  13. "Finale" – 1:57

Digital download

  1. "The Marriage" – 2:46

UK enhanced edition

  1. "Bluebells" (music video)

Japanese edition

  1. "Underworld"
  2. "Adder"
  3. "Ari's Song" (Misprinted as "Ali's Song")
  4. "The Marriage"
  5. "Accident & Emergency" (music video)
  6. "The Magic Position" (music video)

Canadian edition

  1. "The Childcatcher" (live)
  2. "Luna & Libertine" (live)

Singles

  • 23 October 2006: "Accident & Emergency"
  • 1 January 2007: "Bluebells" (download-only)
  • 26 March 2007: "The Magic Position"
  • 2 July 2007: "Get Lost"

Personnel

Charts

::data[format=table title="Chart performance for ''The Magic Position''"] | Chart (2007) | Peak position | UK Albums Chart | US Top Heatseekers | |---|---|---|---| | 46 | | | | | 42 | | | | ::

References

References

  1. Christopher, James. (26 February 2007). "The Magic Position - Patrick Wolf". AllMusic.
  2. Dobson, Gareth. (26 February 2007). "Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position". Drowned in Sound.
  3. Dave Simpson. (23 February 2007). "CD: Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position | Music | The Guardian". Music.guardian.co.uk.
  4. (16 February 2007). "NME Album Reviews - Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position". NME.
  5. (22 January 2007). "Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position - Music Review". No Ripcord.
  6. "Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position".
  7. "Playlouder MSP Music Service". Playlouder.com.
  8. (5 October 2023). "DVD Review: Music and Lyrics".
  9. "Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position - Review". Stylus Magazine.
  10. (26 February 2007). "Oooops". This Is Fake DIY.
  11. (15 December 2007). "Features - Slant Magazine".
  12. (18 July 2009). "Billboard".
  13. "The Magic Position by Patrick Wolf Reviews and Tracks". [[Metacritic]].
  14. [{{BillboardURLbyName
  15. [http://acharts.us/album/17300 Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position - Music Charts]
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