Prolonging the Magic

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 Last album  = Fashion Nugget
(1996) |
 This album  = Prolonging the Magic
(1998) |
 Next album  = Comfort Eagle
(2001) |

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Prolonging the Magic is the 3rd album by Cake, an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Prolonging the Magic was released in 1998 (see 1998 in music), and contains thirteen songs, including the single "Never There." It 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. Like its predecessor, this album also went platinum.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Charts
4 External link

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Track listing

"Satan Is My Motor" (McCrea, Nelson, Pope) - 3:12
"Mexico" (McCrea) - 3:26
"Never There" (McCrea) - 2:44
"Guitar" (McCrea) - 3:40
"You Turn the Screws" (McCrea) - 4:13
"Walk on By" (McCrea) - 3:48
"Sheep Go to Heaven" (McCrea) - 4:44
"When You Sleep" (McCrea) - 3:58
"Hem of Your Garment" (McCrea) - 3:43
"Alpha Beta Parking Lot" (De Fiore, McCrea) - 3:30
"Let Me Go" (Campilongo, McCrea) - 3:56
"Cool Blue Reason" (McCrea) - 3:27
"Where Would I Be" (McCrea, Nelson, Snook)

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Personnel

Xan McCurdy - Guitar (Electric)
Rusty Miller - Guitar (Electric)
Tyler Pope - Arranger, Guitar (Electric)
Chuck Prophet - Arranger, Guitar (Electric)
Jim Campilongo - Arranger, Guitar (Electric)
John McCrea - Organ, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Design
David Palmer - Keyboards
Vince Di Fiore - Trumpet
Greg Vincent - Pedal Steel
Mark Needham - Percussion, Engineer, Mixing
Todd Roper - Percussion, Drums, Vocals (background)

Additional personnel

Joe Johnston - Engineer
Jay Bowman - Engineer
Gabriel Shepard - Engineer
Scott Reams - Engineer
Rafael Serrano - Engineer
Kirt Shearer - Engineer, Mixing
Craig Long - Engineer, Mixing
Greg Brown - Arranger
Keara Fallon - Design
Don C. Tyler - Mastering

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Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1998	The Billboard 200	33

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1998	"Never There"	Adult Top 40	29
1998	"Never There"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
1998	"Never There"	The Billboard Hot 100	78
1999	"Let Me Go"	Modern Rock Tracks	28
1999	"Never There"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	40
1999	"Sheep Go to Heaven"	Modern Rock Tracks	16