A Little More Magic

A Little More Magic is the twelfth studio album by American R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass. It was released by Elektra Records on September 14, 1993 in the United States. This was the third and last album Pendergrass recorded for Elektra, and was commercially the least successful of the three despite featuring songwriting and production credits from well-known names such as Barry White, Gerald Levert and Leon Huff as well as Reggie and Vincent Calloway.

A Little More Magic
Studio album by
Teddy Pendergrass
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1993
Recorded
Length58:57
LabelElektra
Producer
Teddy Pendergrass chronology
Truly Blessed
(1991)		 A Little More Magic
(1993)		 You and I
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link

The album peaked at number 92 on the USBillboard 200 and number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Whereas the two previous Pendergrass albums had each included an R&B chart-topping single to give sales impetus, the most successful single from A Little More Magic, "Believe in Love", stalled at number 14 on the R&B charts.

Track listing
A Little More Magic track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Believe in Love"
  • R. Calloway
  • V. Calloway
  • Beckham[a]
  • Robinson[a]
4:54
2."Slip Away"
4:58
3."I'm Always Thinking About You"
  • L. Huff
  • Pendergrass
5:20
4."I Choose You"
  • Victor Cooke
  • Leon Evans
  • Pendergrass
  • Cooke
  • Pendergrass
  • Evans[a]
  • Jay Bright[a]
5:41
5."Voodoo"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
6:31
6."Tender"
  • Pendergrass
  • Dennis Markosky
  • R. Calloway
  • Reggie Calloway
  • V. Calloway
5:06
7."Can't Help Nobody"
  • Reggie Calloway
  • V. Calloway
  • Robinson
  • Davis
  • Pendergrass
  • Reggie Calloway
  • V. Calloway
6:15
8."A Little More Magic"Reggie Calloway
  • R. Calloway
  • V. Calloway
4:34
9."My Father's Child"
  • Reggie Calloway
  • V. Calloway
  • Robinson
  • Pendergrass
  • Reggie Calloway
  • V. Calloway
7:30
10."Say It"
White3:58
11."No One Like You"
  • Pendergrass
  • Bobby Wooten
Wooten3:31
12."Reprise"  0:39
Total length:58:57

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes a co-producer

Personnel
  • Joe Alexander – engineer
  • Susan Becker – assistant engineer
  • Stephen Beckham – keyboards
  • Charles "Poogie" Bell, Jr. – drums
  • Chuckii Booker – guitar, overdubs
  • Randy Bowland – guitar
  • Tony Bridges – bass
  • Jay Bright – arranger, backing vocals
  • Craig Burbidge – mixing
  • Reggie Calloway – arranger, backing vocals, executive producer, drum programming, mixing
  • Vincent Calloway – trombone, trumpet, arranger, mellophonium, backing vocals, metaphone, producer, executive producer, horn arrangements, mixing
  • David Campbell – arranger, string arrangements
  • Scott Cannady – bass guitar
  • Rob Chiarelli – engineer, drum programming
  • Victor Emanuel Cooke – drums, keyboards, backing vocals, producer, drum programming, mixing
  • Joel Davis – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael J. Dexter – trombone
  • Curtis Dowd, Jr. – keyboards
  • Leon Evans – keyboards
  • Jack Faith – arranger, conductor
  • Christopher Farr – tenor saxophone
  • Charles Fearing – guitar
  • Carol Friedman – art direction, photography
  • Dean Gant – piano, keyboards
  • Mitch Goldfarb – engineer, mixing
  • Jason C. Golley – trumpet
  • Doug Grigsby – synthesizer
  • Leon Huff – piano, keyboards, producer, drum programming
  • Quinton Joseph – percussion, drum programming
  • Ron Kerber – trumpet, saxophone
  • Jim Krause – engineer
  • Gerald LeVert – arranger, backing vocals
  • Bobby Lovelace – drums, overdubs
  • Jeremy Lubbock – arranger, string arrangements
  • Dennis Matkosky – synthesizer, piano, keyboards
  • Taavi Mote – engineer
  • Derek Nakamoto – keyboards, keyboard programming
  • Edwin Nicholas – drums, keyboards, sequencing
  • William Patterson – electric guitar
  • Teddy Pendergrass – vocals, backing vocals, producer, executive producer, drum programming
  • Jack Perry – engineer
  • James Poyser – arranger, backing vocals
  • Land Richards – drums
  • Gene Robinson, Jr. – guitar
  • Keith Robinson – drum programming
  • Mike Ross – engineer
  • Michael Scalcione – engineer
  • Ron A. Schafer – engineer
  • Al Schmitt – engineer
  • William Simmons – keyboard programming
  • Norman Spratt – saxophone
  • Mike Mixx Tarisa – engineer
  • Pete Tokar – engineer
  • A. Daniel Tomassone – trombone, bass trombone
  • Gerald Veasley – bass
  • Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington – bass
  • Dennis Wasko – trumpet
  • Dave Way – drums, drum programming
  • Barry White – producer
  • Dennis Williams – conductor, string arrangements
  • Bobby Wooten – arranger, keyboards
  • William Zaccagni – saxophone
  • Joy Unlimited, Portia Griffin, Paula Halloway, Stacey Harcum, Annette Hardeman, Spencer Harris, D. Harvey, Charlene Holloway, Paula Holloway, Jeanne Jones, Kipper Jones, Patti LaBelle, Jean McClain, Frank McComb, Karen Roberts, Earl Robinson, Rene Robinson, Donnell Spencer, Lisa Stevens, Eddie Stockley, Elisabeth Williams, Youth Mass Choir, Bridget White, Darryl White, Fred White, Shaherha White, Kenny O. Bobiens – backing vocals

Charts

References
  1. "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  3. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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