"Magic" (also known as "I Was Made to Love Magic") is the second listed song from

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'' Made to Love Magic'' and was remastered and released as a single in 2004. The single was released on both CD and vinyl record formats, with '' Bryter Layter'' track " Northern Sky" as a

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. "Magic" was originally recorded for the '' Five Leaves Left'' sessions but did not appear on the final album. A version of the song with a different string arranger features on ''

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'', Drake's 1986 outtakes compilation. For ''Made to Love Magic'' the song was artificially sped up and stripped of its original string section, which was scored by Richard Hewson. A separate string arrangement written in 1969 by Robert Kirby, recorded in 2004, was used as a backing to the new faster track. Upon its 2004 issue as a single, it was placed at #32 on the UK Singles Chart, the first time the single had appeared on the chart.

Track listing

All songs are written by Nick Drake. #"Magic" – 2:45 #" Northern Sky" – 3:46

Personnel

*Nick Drake – vocals, guitar *Robert Kirby – arrangements *

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, piano and organ on "Northern Sky" * Dave Pegg – bass on "Northern Sky" * Mike Kowalski – drums on "Northern Sky"

Chart

References

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