[TR24][OF] Herb Alpert - Magic Man - 1981/2015 (Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Pop)

The high-flying confidence of Rise and the experimental bent of Beyond began to wear off by 1981, giving way to the more relaxed but musically weaker ministrations of Magic Man. With Michael Stokes, then A&M's director of Black Product/A&R, co-producing, Alpert came up with a pleasant collection of mostly forgettable, mild-mannered R&B/pop-slanted tunes, plus a fairly uneventful rendition-at-length of "Besame Mucho" and a redundant cha-cha/disco remake of his own "You Smile, The Song Begins." Alpert's haunting trumpet still reflects his post-"Rise" sense of command, but he doesn't have much to say this time; the material holds him back.

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-12-19 13:22:05
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Analyzed: Herb Alpert / Magic Man
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR15      -0.38 dB   -17.07 dB      5:35 01-Magic Man
DR14      -0.45 dB   -16.73 dB      5:45 02-Manhattan Melody
DR13      -0.32 dB   -17.26 dB      3:58 03-I Get It From You
DR15      -0.45 dB   -18.24 dB      4:38 04-Secret Garden
DR15      -0.40 dB   -17.39 dB      6:11 05-Besame Mucho
DR14      -0.34 dB   -16.86 dB      3:40 06-This One's For Me
DR14      -0.42 dB   -15.73 dB      3:43 07-Fantasy Island
DR14      -0.31 dB   -16.17 dB      3:02 08-You Smile The Song Begins
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Number of tracks:  8
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate:        88200 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           2623 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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