''Magic'' is the third album by the Jets. It was released by

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in 1987. It was the first album without Eugene Wolfgramm, who left the group to form Boys Club. The album spawned multiple hit singles. " Cross My Broken Heart" also appeared on the soundtrack to ''

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''. The album included their first

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number 1 hit " Sendin' All My Love", as well as "

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", which stayed at the top of the

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for 4 weeks and cracked the top five on the US pop chart, peaking at number 4. "

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" was also another hit from the album, reaching number 6 on the Hot 100. The album reached number 35 in the U.S. It was certified

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Critical reception

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wrote that the album "stands apart simply because, for all of its timeless appeal, it is remindful of youth without seeming juvenile—a formula few pop artists ever seem to master." ''

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'' thought that the band "work the same punchy dance grooves—but with an added touch of sophistication this time."

Track listing

#" I Do You" – 3:37 (Linda Maliah, Rick Kelly) #"The Only Dance" – 4:35 (Tom Keane, Michael Himelstein) #"Believe It or Not, It's Magic" – 3:50 (Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, David Conley) #"

" – 4:11 (Linda Maliah, Rick Kelly, Don Powell) #"

" – 4:17 (Bobby Nunn) #" Sendin' All My Love" – 3:30 (Linda Maliah, Stephen Bray) #" Anytime" – 3:50 (

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) #"

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" – 4:25 (

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) #"First Time in Love" – 4:05 (Duncan Payne, Gerry Stober) #" Cross My Broken Heart" – 4:08 (Stephen Bray, Michael Verdick)

Singles released

#"Cross My Broken Heart" – Pop number 7 / R&B number 11 / Dance number 8 #"I Do You" – Pop number 20 / R&B number 19 #"Rocket 2 U" – Pop number 6 / R&B number 5 / Dance number 3 #"Make It Real" – Pop number 4 / R&B number 24 / AC number 1 / Year Ending (1988) 51 #"Sendin' All My Love" – Pop number 88 / R&B number 72 / Dance number 1 #"Anytime" – R&B number 98

References

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