Blacks' Magic is the third studio album by American hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. It was released through Next Plateau and London Records on March 19, 1990. For a critical and commercial success, the album peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of one million copies in the United States. The album saw the release of six singles: "Expression" (#26 US, #23 UK), "I Don't Know (featuring Kid N' Play), "Independent", "Do You Want Me" (#31 US, #23 UK), "Let's Talk About Sex (#13 US, #2 UK and Top 5 in several other countries), and "You Showed Me" (#47 US, #15 UK).

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Blacks' Magic.

Salt-N-Pepa

• Salt

• Pepa

• Spinderella

Additional musicians

• Dante Basco - Rapping

• Jacci McGhee – special guest appearance

• Joyce Martin – background vocals

• Alpha – background vocals

• Omega – background vocals

• Hurby Luv Bug – background vocals

• Kid 'n Play – special guest appearance

• Sybil – special guest appearance

• Stanley Brown – all keyboards

Technical

• Salt – production

• Steevee-O, The Boy Wonder – production

• The Invincibles – production

• Hurby Luv Bug – production ; album concept

• Excalibur – production

• Spinderella – production

• Quicksilver – production

• Play – album concept

• Andre DeBourg – engineering

• Dana 'Dum' Mozie – engineering

• Herb "Pump" Powers – mastering

Artwork

• Charles Lilly – illustration

• Faville Graphics – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References