Magic Hotel | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 August 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001-2002 | |||
Studio | RAK Studios, London, Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 42:40 | |||
Label | S2 | |||
Producer | Dave Eringa | |||
Toploader chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Daily Record | (unfavourable) [1] |
Evening Standard | (mixed) [2] |
The Guardian | [3] |
The Mirror | (scathing) [4] |
New Straits Times | [5] |
NME | (1/10) [6] |
Stylus Magazine | (F) [7] |
Magic Hotel is the second album by English band Toploader. Released in 2002, it is a follow-up to their successful 1999 album Onka's Big Moka. The album title is a reference to a Los Angeles hotel where the band lived while recording the album.
Critical reviews were harshly negative, and sales of the album were disappointing compared to their debut. As a result Toploader was dropped by S2 Records, and the band broke up before reforming in 2009.
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Irish Albums ( IRMA) [8] | 36 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [9] | 3 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [10] | 3 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [11] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |