Smell the Magic 3760811 225292481 2008-07-12T22:44:19Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Smell the Magic | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[L7 (band)|L7]] | Cover = Smell The Magic.jpg | Released = [[September 1]] [[1990]] | Recorded = 1989 | Genre = [[Grunge music|Grunge]] | Length = 29:36 | Label = [[Sub Pop]] | Producer = | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2s57gjlrj6ip link] * [[Robert Christgau]] (A) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=l7 link] | Last album = ''[[L7 (album)|L7]]''<br />(1988) | This album = '''''Smell the Magic'''''<br />(1990) | Next album = ''[[Bricks Are Heavy]]''<br />(1992) }} '''''Smell the Magic''''' is the second album by the [[Los Angeles]] band [[L7 (band)|L7]]. It was initially released in September 1990 as a 12" EP containing only the first six songs. It was reissued on CD in July 1991, expanded to album length with three more tracks: "Packin' a Rod", "Just Like Me", and "American Society". The opening song, "Shove", was released as the band's first single. ==Track listing== # "Shove" <small>([[Suzi Gardner|Gardner]], [[Donita Sparks|Sparks]])</small>– 3:10 # "Fast and Frightening" <small>(Gardner, Sparks)</small> – 2:37 # "(Right On) Thru" <small>([[Jennifer Finch|Finch]])</small> – 3:13 # "Deathwish" <small>(Finch, [[Demetra Plakas|Plakas]], Sparks)</small> – 3:45 # "'Till the Wheels Fall Off" <small>(Gardner, Sparks)</small> – 3:43 # "Broomstick" <small>(Finch, Gardner, Sparks)</small> – 3:49 # "Packin' a Rod" <small>(Morrow)</small> – 2:08 # "Just Like Me" <small>([[Slim Dusty|Dusty]], L Seven)</small> – 3:18 # "American Society" <small>(James,Patton)</small> – 3:53 ==Personnel== *[[Donita Sparks]] - [[Guitar]], [[Vocals]], Lead vocals on tracks 2,4,5,7,9 *[[Suzi Gardner]] - [[Guitar]], Lead [[vocals]] on tracks 1,5,6,9 *[[Jennifer Finch]] - [[Bass guitar|Bass]], Lead [[vocals]] on tracks 3,8,9 *[[Demetra Plakas]] - [[Drums]] *[[Jack Endino]] - Engineer *[[Mike Patton]] - Guest Vocals *Michael James - Engineer *Daniel Rey - Engineer *Randall Martin - Logo *Charles Peterson - Photography *Howard Rosenberg - Photography *Jeff Price - Art Director ==External links== *[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fixql5ldje Album review on All Music Guide] [[Category:L7 albums]] [[Category:1990 albums]] [[Category:Sub Pop albums]] [[Category:Grunge albums]] [[es:Smell the Magic]] [[it:Smell the Magic]]