White Magic for Lovers

White Magic for Lovers
White Magic for Lovers
Studio album by Drugstore
Released	4 May 1998
Studio	El Cortijo studios, Spain
Genre	Alternative rock, dream pop, Britpop
Length	51:34
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Clive Martin, Drugstore
Drugstore chronology
Singles from White Magic For Lovers
	"Mondo Cane"; Released: 8 November 1996; "El President"; Released: 20 April 1998; "Sober"; Released: 22 June 1998; "Say Hello"; Released: September 1998;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

White Magic for Lovers is the second studio album released by the London-based band Drugstore. It reached the UK albums chart at number 45.^[3] The album was noted for the "Song for Pessoa", about the Portuguese modernist poet Fernando Pessoa, "The Funeral" and the song "El President", a duet between Isabel Monteiro and Radiohead's Thom Yorke, which reached the UK singles chart at number 20.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by Isabel Monteiro; except "Sober" by Daron Robinson and Monteiro, "Never Come Down" by Robinson, and "Tips for Travelling" by Mike Chylinski.^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Say Hello"	3:30
2.	"Mondo Cane"	3:35
3.	"El President" (feat. Thom Yorke)	2:50
4.	"Sober"	4:05
5.	"I Know I Could"	4:10
6.	"Spacegirl"	4:25
7.	"Never Come Down"	4:13
8.	"Song for Pessoa"	3:42
9.	"I Don't Wanna Be Here Without You"	3:40
10.	"White Magic for Lovers"	4:26
11.	"Tips for Travelling"	2:08
12.	"The Funeral (But Most of All)" (includes hidden track "Everything a Girl Should Have")	10:50

Personnel[edit]

Personnel per booklet.^[5]

Drugstore

Daron Robinson – guitar, vocals
Isabel Monteiro – vocals, bass
Mike Chylinski – drums
Ian Burdge – cello

Additional musicians

Thom Yorke – vocals on "El President"
The Mariachi Band of Orlando Rincon – "Say Hello"
Terry Edwards – horns on "Never Come Down"
Mike Kearsey – horns on "Never Come Down"
Ollie Kraus – cello on "I Know I Could" and "I Don't Wanna Be Here Without You"
James Banbury – cello on "Mondo Cane"; keyboards on "Never Come Down" and "The Funeral (But Most of All)"
Kathleen Chylinski – violin on "Tips for Travelling"

Production

Clive Martin – producer, recording
Drugstore – producer
Paul Reed – house engineer
Lee Butler – house engineer
Doug Cook – house engineer
Adi Winman – house engineer
Tom Rixton – house engineer
Lem Lattimer – house engineer
Ray Lombard – band shots
Andy Willsher – centrefold
Isabel Monteiro – artwork, voodoo dolls

Charts[edit]

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[6]	45

References[edit]

^ John Everhart (23 April 2014). "Caught By The Buzz: A Look Back At Britpop's B-List". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ White Magic for Lovers at AllMusic
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "El President". Official Charts.
^ ^a ^b White Magic for Lovers (Booklet). Drugstore. Roadrunner. 1998. RR 8711 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "DRUGSTORE | Artist | Official Charts". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

External links[edit]

[1] John Everhart (23 April 2014). "Caught By The Buzz: A Look Back At Britpop's B-List". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

[2] White Magic for Lovers at AllMusic

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-3] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[UK_Official_Charts-4] "El President". Official Charts.

[WMFLbooklet-5] White Magic for Lovers (Booklet). Drugstore. Roadrunner. 1998. RR 8711 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[drugstore-6] "DRUGSTORE | Artist | Official Charts". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

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Studio albums	Drugstore White Magic for Lovers Songs for the Jet Set Anatomy
Compilations	Collector Number One The Best of Drugstore