The Magic of Makeba

The Magic of Makeba
Studio album by Miriam Makeba
Released	1965
Studio	RCA Studio A, New York City
Genre	World music, African music
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Jim Foglesong
Miriam Makeba chronology
An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (1965) The Magic of Makeba (1965) The Magnificent Miriam Makeba (1966)

The Magic of Makeba is the seventh album by Miriam Makeba released in 1965 by RCA Victor. The album saw Makeba branching out into new material arranged by conductor Sid Bass, but it gained mixed reception and was her final album for RCA Victor.[1][2]

Track listing

1. "When I've Passed On" 4:00
2. "Sunrise, Sunset" 2:40
3. "Autumn Song" 2:35
4. "You Are in Love" 3:33
5. "Seven Good Years" 3:09
6. "Sleep Tight" 3:31
7. "Ask The Rising Sun" 2:54
8. "Oxgam" 2:00
9. "Where Does It Lead" 2:36
10. "Muntu (Lullaby)" 4:10
11. "Erev Shel Shoshanim" 2:18
12. "Oh So Alone" 3:50

Personnel

• Sid Bass- arranger, conductor
• Mickey Crofford - engineer
• Jim Marshall - photography

References

1. Max Mojapelo, Sello Galane -Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South Africa 1920299289 2008
2. The Gramophone - Volume 44 - Page 449 1966 "Miriam Makeba, always a voice worth hearing, branches out in all directions on "The Magic of Makeba", RCA Victor © RD7808, with songs like Erev Shel Shoshanim, Autumn Song and When I've passed on. Not folk, perhaps, but I am glad to .."