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Musicmagic is the final studio album by the American jazz fusion band Return to Forever, released in 1977.

This album contains the final line-up of the band from the 1970s, with only founders Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke returning from the previous album. This is the first album since Light as a Feather (1973) to contain vocals, featuring Stanley Clarke and Corea’s wife Gayle Moran. This album also marks the return of original member Joe Farrell on saxophone and flute, along with several new members making up a five-piece horn section.

Track listing:
“The Musician” (Chick Corea) – 7:12
“Hello Again” (Stanley Clarke) – 3:49
“Musicmagic” (Corea, Gayle Moran) – 11:00
“So Long Mickey Mouse” (Clarke) – 6:09
“Do You Ever” (Moran) – 3:59
“The Endless Night” (Corea, Moran) – 9:41

Personnel:
Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Minimoog, Polymoog, Moog 15 modular), vocals
Gayle Moran – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, Polymoog, vocals
Joe Farrell – piccolo flute, flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
James Tinsley – piccolo trumpet, trumpet
John Thomas – trumpet, flugelhorn
James E. Pugh – tenor trombone
Harold Garret – tenor trombone, bass trombone, baritone horn
Stanley Clarke – electric bass, acoustic bass, vocals
Gerry Brown – drums

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Released: 1977
Recorded: January–February 1977
Studio: Caribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado)
Length: 41:51
Label: Columbia
Producer: Return to Forever