Blue Magic - Apple Music

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Last updated 16 Jul 2024

Listen to music by Blue Magic on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by Blue Magic including Sideshow, Sideshow and more.
Along with the Stylistics and the Delfonics, Blue Magic ensured that Philly soul was known for vocal groups with high-tenor lead vocalists as much as wailers and crooners. Featuring most prominently the exceptional voice of Ted Wizard Mills, Blue Magic enjoyed success as a quintet from 1973 through 1976, during which they released their first four albums, starting with Blue Magic, and took a dozen singles to Billboard's R&B chart, reaching number one with Sideshow, also a Top Ten pop hit. Known most for their plush and elaborately arranged ballads, Blue Magic also thrived with exemplary proto-disco cuts like Welcome to the Club and dazzled on-stage with their choreographed moves. Toward the end of their fruitful phase with the ATCO label, the group underwent a series of lineup changes and moved from label to label. Since the dawn of the '90s, they have performed and recorded in numerous incarnations.