Black Magic! - Where Love Is (1970) | Jerry Peters Anita Poree | Full Album Remaster

Pop soul lp from Anita Poree and Jerry Peters, the songwriters behind The Friends of Distinction's You Got Me Going In Circles. Shared for historical purposes. I do not own the rights.
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I was elected to write something introducing Black Magic to the great multicolored public because I'm the only African they know (although white), and they appointed me group mascot-a sort of reverse Step 'n Fetchit. So here goes. Black Magic consists of six uppity, young, bright, brash, opinionated, brilliant, self-confident, chic, ign'ant, impossible beautiful spooks. They're typical. One step from the ghetto, two steps from down-home and a nudge from the top. They're a tight-knit group, tied to-gether by family, friendship, fun, professionalism and talent. They run their own business: music publishing, song writing and producing. They have five songs performed by other artists in release right now (Sonny and Cher, Eddie Fisher, The Friends of Distinction). Two of them on the charts. They provide the rhythm section for Sonny and Cher on wax and in concert, do all their arrangements and write some of their material. Naturally they write, arrange, publish and produce all the songs they perform themselves. And they're working on their own network TV show. They feel relaxed and at home in Watts, the South Side of Chicago, Slidell or Beverly Hills. They like gumbo, chitlins, boeuf bour-guignon, hot links, red soda pop, water-melon and cham-pagne. They talk ign'ant as a matter of pride. They seem to think being black is something special; that it has some inherent magic, which is what gave them the idea for the name-Black Magic. Anita and Niggy are sapphire city. Evil. Argumentative, sharp, witty, scintillating, enchanting, unpredictable, foxy. And they're kooks. Crazy. But reliable. Wayne is Black Magic's sex symbol. The girls say he has ani-mal magnetism (Dark Gable). He's cool. Suave. Hip. Stable. Strong. Very heavy in the skull department. An-nesther is the country Queen of the Nile. She looks like an exotic African princess visiting the court of Louis XIV. Mysterious. And so quiet. Until she opens her mouth. Then-honey: Say it proud, she's black and she's loud! Jerry is really crazy. A great big gangling puppy. He lives on bananas. Banana sandwiches, bananas and cream, banana cake, banana soup, banana nananas. And he's the Indisputable genius of Black Magic. Greg is Anita's brother and probably the skinniest man in the world. And he eats the most. He's sloow. Dizzy. Funny-looking. He could charm George Wallace into lending him his toothbrush. And he has so much talent it's disgusting. Oh, one other thing. Anita likes to drive around the high rent district in her Bentley wearing a funky old SUPERNIGGAH sweatshirt. Which must be an indication of something. -- TERRY d'OBEROFF
Where Love Is
Mama Says 3:18
Black Bottom 5:53
Miss Jessie 8:21
Kimu 11:30
Aunt Adele 15:28
'Tater Man 18:19
Faces On The Bus 20:59
Vacant Lot 23:52
Pershing Square 27:00
Before It's Done 29:48
Echoes Of Love 32:45
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[@bigskycountry]

I co-wrote Miss Jessie with Greg and it became my reality. That is why I am on the front cover and the ultra talented Annesther, is on the rear cover. They kept my voice/songs on the project..and what a FUN project it was. -- The times were SO different then but love is STILL around us. Thankful to Anita for teaching me to observe and document my findings via music. Rest in peace, 'Nita. You are dearly missed. Reelblack, thanks for the upload!

[@reelblack]

That is so cool, Miss Marva ❤️

[@bigskycountry]

❤️

[@BlakeGildaphish76]

The title track is so wonderfully lush and pure, it nearly brings me to tears. It sounds like the straight-up truth. The truth of life. i feel it in my soul, man.

[@bigskycountry]

Your comment nearly brought ME to tears. So nice to have the luxury of full instrumentation/orchestra back in the day.

[@trevinhickman9022]

As a musician I am one of Jerry Peters proteges. Jerry heavily influenced me, this is amazing for his albums to be archived!!!

[@bigskycountry]

I hope he sees your comment. He would love it.

[@marquiswhite5370]

Thank you so very much for the music that I love to listen to

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

Blessings Matthew 5

[@DBMe33]

This is cool. Thanks @reelblack. 👊🏼✌🏽

[@NasteeLuvzYou]

Amazing album! The drums are so crispy 😎

[@bigskycountry]

I don't remember if the in studio drummer was the same drummer who worked with Greg, Jerry, etc when they backed up Sonny & Cher in Vegas. That drummer was Doug Sides. The studio drummer may have been a different person.

[@hansthomasandersen7836]

BTW.: It doesn't get worse the second upload around!🤪👍💥

[@josephkelley8641]

"The Friends of Distinction" became much more famous, of course - but interesting stuff from their origins - you can hear the gifts - the blessed - The Chosen.

[@hansthomasandersen7836]

Thanks for this upload👍. Is this a musical? Sounds like it. Trombone on "Mama said"..hm. instead of "rock opera"; Soul opera? This is the best💥❤

[@bigskycountry]

Anita started out as an actress and envisioned it as a "play." She was truly ahead of her time. -- -The songs were supposed to flow seamlessly one to another. Unfortunately, technology did not allow that. I wish she was still here to read your comment. She would love that you picked up on her 'Intent."

[@bigskycountry]

She later went on to co-write Keep On Trucking, Boogie Man and Son of Sagittarius, among other hits, for Eddie Kendricks

[@bigskycountry]

"Boogie Down"..lol..should not post when tired

[@hansthomasandersen7836]

Play..yer, like a dream in one take, a stream of conscieus. 😄 LOL💯

[@sonquatsch8585]

insane.

[@TheJayblaze3]

I never heard of this group before and I'm a Black music historian. Why that cat is holding his nose,that dude feet cheesy or something.

[@CanalPSG]

Well, then this is good news for two reasons: Firstly, your knowledge just became bigger; Secondly: apparently there is so much good Black music around, that this one could slip your attention. On another note: I have no clue about then nose-issue either.

[@bigskycountry]

@@CanalPSG Dwayne and Greg were playing around :-) - The photo has to do with the song "Vacant Lot." We are in front o graffiti free wall on LA's Western Avenue. The words on Anita's back and Greg's foot have to do with the song "Vacant Lot"..as does the wall behind us.

[@toonsterztrolldroadto3002]

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