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| name = Prolonging the Magic | | name = Prolonging the Magic | ||
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| single1 = [[Never There (Cake song)|Never There]] | | single1 = [[Never There (Cake song)|Never There]] | ||
| single1date = September 27, 1998 | | single1date = September 27, 1998 | ||
| single2 = | | single2 = Let Me Go | ||
| single2date = June 16, 1999 | | single2date = June 16, 1999 | ||
| single3 = You Turn The Screws | | single3 = You Turn The Screws | ||
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'''''Prolonging the Magic''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American [[alternative rock]] band [[Cake (band)|Cake]]. It was released on October 6, 1998, on [[Capricorn Records]]. The sole successful single was "[[Never There (Cake song)|Never There]]". The album was recorded after the departure of guitarist [[Greg Brown (rock musician)|Greg Brown]] and features a rotating lineup of musicians to replace him. One of them, Xan McCurdy, became his full-time replacement. | '''''Prolonging the Magic''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American [[alternative rock]] band [[Cake (band)|Cake]]. It was released on October 6, 1998, on [[Capricorn Records]]. The sole successful single was "[[Never There (Cake song)|Never There]]". The album was recorded after the departure of guitarist [[Greg Brown (rock musician)|Greg Brown]] and features a rotating lineup of musicians to replace him. One of them, Xan McCurdy, became his full-time replacement. | ||
On its opening week, ''Prolonging the Magic'' sold about 44,000 copies, debuting at No. 33 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-jan-16-2011-albums-even-lower.html |title=Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Albums: Even Lower| | On its opening week, ''Prolonging the Magic'' sold about 44,000 copies, debuting at No. 33 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-jan-16-2011-albums-even-lower.html |title=Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Albums: Even Lower|first=Paul |last=Grein |date=19 January 2011 |work=yahoo.com |access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref> On 28 September 1999 the album was certified platinum by the [[RIAA]] for shipments of one million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Cake&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Searchable Database|work=riaa.com|access-date=3 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213131808/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Cake&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=13 December 2015}}</ref> | ||
The album was given a [[parental advisory]] sticker not because of profanity but for Satanic-themed lyrics. Some copies do not feature a sticker, with the only difference being that the song "Satan Is My Motor" has been retitled "Motor". | The album was given a [[parental advisory]] sticker not because of profanity but for Satanic-themed lyrics. Some copies do not feature a sticker, with the only difference being that the song "Satan Is My Motor" has been retitled "Motor". | ||
The song "Hem of Your Garment" was featured in the film ''[[Me, Myself & Irene]]''. | The song "Hem of Your Garment" was featured in the 2000 film ''[[Me, Myself & Irene]]''. | ||
==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
{{Music ratings | {{Music ratings | ||
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]] | | rev1 = [[Allmusic]] | ||
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r378082|pure_url=yes}} |title=Prolonging the Magic | | | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r378082|pure_url=yes}} |title=Prolonging the Magic |first=Michael |last=Gallucci |work=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref> | ||
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | | rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | ||
| rev3Score = C+<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285175,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526042838/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285175,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 26, 2007 |title=Prolonging the Magic Review | | | rev3Score = C+<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285175,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526042838/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285175,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 26, 2007 |title=Prolonging the Magic Review |first=Matt |last=Diehl |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=9 October 1998 |access-date=29 July 2012}}</ref> | ||
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide]]'' | | rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide]]'' | ||
| rev2Score = {{Rating-Christgau|neither}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |chapter=Cake |chapter-url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=cake |date=2000-10-15 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishing]] |isbn=9780312245603 |language=en |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0 }}</ref> | | rev2Score = {{Rating-Christgau|neither}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |chapter=Cake |chapter-url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=cake |date=2000-10-15 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishing]] |isbn=9780312245603 |language=en |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0 }}</ref> | ||
| rev4 = ''[[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' | | rev4 = ''[[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' | ||
| rev4score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac |url-access=registration |chapter=Cake| | | rev4score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac |url-access=registration |chapter=Cake|first=Keith|last=Harris|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor-last1=Brackett |editor-first=Nathan |editor-last2=Hoard |editor-first2=Christian David |date=2004 |publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]|location=New York City |isbn=9780743201698 |language=en |editor-link1=Nathan Brackett |editor-link2=Christian Hoard}}</ref> | ||
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' | | rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' | ||
| rev5score = 6.8/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/cake/prolonging-the-magic.shtml |title=Cake: Prolonging the Magic |last=Mirov |first=Nick |website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816164318/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/cake/prolonging-the-magic.shtml |archive-date=2000 | | rev5score = 6.8/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/cake/prolonging-the-magic.shtml |title=Cake: Prolonging the Magic |last=Mirov |first=Nick |website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |date=August 15, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816164318/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/cake/prolonging-the-magic.shtml |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |access-date=March 30, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | | rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | ||
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cake/albums/album/111237/review/6210058/prolonging_the_magic |title=Cake: Prolonging The Magic : Music Reviews | | | rev6Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cake/albums/album/111237/review/6210058/prolonging_the_magic |title=Cake: Prolonging The Magic : Music Reviews |first=Tom |last=Moon |author-link=Tom Moon |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=29 October 1998 |access-date=29 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112183135/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cake/albums/album/111237/review/6210058/prolonging_the_magic |archive-date=12 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| rev7 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' | | rev7 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' | ||
| rev7score = 6/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Eddy |first=Chuck |date=November 1998 |title=Cake: Prolonging the Magic/Soul Coughing: El Oso |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgxVa5s7idEC |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |author-link=Chuck Eddy|page=18|language=en | | rev7score = 6/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Eddy |first=Chuck |date=November 1998 |title=Cake: Prolonging the Magic/Soul Coughing: El Oso |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgxVa5s7idEC |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |author-link=Chuck Eddy|page=18|language=en }}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| writer10 = Vincent DiFiore, McCrea | | writer10 = Vincent DiFiore, McCrea | ||
| length10 = 3:30 | | length10 = 3:30 | ||
| title11 = | | title11 = Let Me Go | ||
| writer11 = Jim Campilongo, McCrea | | writer11 = Jim Campilongo, McCrea | ||
| length11 = 3:29 | | length11 = 3:29 | ||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
;Cake | ;Cake | ||
* [[John McCrea (musician)|John McCrea]] – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, Moog, producing, arranging and design | * [[John McCrea (musician)|John McCrea]] – vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, piano, organ, Moog, producing, arranging and design | ||
* Vince DiFiore - trumpet, background vocals and arranging | * Vince DiFiore - trumpet, background vocals and arranging | ||
* Gabe Nelson - bass, mandolin, guitar, piano and arranging | * Gabe Nelson - bass, mandolin, electric guitar, piano and arranging | ||
* Todd Roper - drums, percussion, background vocals and arranging | * Todd Roper - drums, percussion, background vocals and arranging | ||
;Additional musicians | ;Additional musicians | ||
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Prolonging the Magic is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Cake. It was released on October 6, 1998, on Capricorn Records. The sole successful single was "Never There". The album was recorded after the departure of guitarist Greg Brown and features a rotating lineup of musicians to replace him. One of them, Xan McCurdy, became his full-time replacement. On its opening week, Prolonging the Magic sold about 44,000 copies, debuting at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1] On 28 September 1999 the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of one million copies.[2]
The album was given a parental advisory sticker not because of profanity but for Satanic-themed lyrics. Some copies do not feature a sticker, with the only difference being that the song "Satan Is My Motor" has been retitled "Motor".
The song "Hem of Your Garment" was featured in the 2000 film Me, Myself & Irene.
Critical reception
Allmusic wrote, "Supposedly their attempt to make a smugness- and irony-free album, Cake's third release does hold back the barbs a bit more than usual. And the strain shows. In these guys' hands, love songs without smirks and pop tunes straight up come out forced."
Track listing
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Personnel
- Cake
- John McCrea – vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, piano, organ, Moog, producing, arranging and design
- Vince DiFiore - trumpet, background vocals and arranging
- Gabe Nelson - bass, mandolin, electric guitar, piano and arranging
- Todd Roper - drums, percussion, background vocals and arranging
- Additional musicians
- Xan McCurdy – electric guitar on track 9
- Rusty Miller – electric guitar on track 3
- Tyler Pope – arranging and electric guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10
- Chuck Prophet - arranging and electric guitar on tracks 4, 7 and 12
- Jim Campilongo - arranging and electric guitar on tracks 4, 6 and 11
- Ben Morss - arranging and piano on track 5
- David Palmer - keyboards on track 9
- Greg Vincent - pedal steel guitar on tracks 2, 6 and 9
- Mark Needham - additional percussion, engineering, and mixing
- Richard Lyman - musical saw on track 4
- Additional personnel
- Joe Johnston - engineering
- Jay Bowman - engineering
- Gabriel Shepard - engineering
- Justin Phelps - engineering
- Scott Reams - engineering
- Rafael Serrano - engineering
- Kirt Shearer - engineering and mixing
- Craig Long - engineering and mixing
- Greg Brown - arranging
- Keara Fallon - design
- Don C. Tyler - mastering
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Billboard 200 | 33 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Never There" | Adult Top 40 | 29 |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 1 | ||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 78 | ||
| 1999 | "Let Me Go" | Modern Rock Tracks | 28 |
| "Never There" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 40 | |
| "Sheep Go to Heaven" | Modern Rock Tracks | 16 |
Certifications
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References
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