Black Magic is a studio album by Chicago blues musician Magic Sam. Delmark Records released it under the name of "Magic Sam Blues Band" in November 1969, shortly before his death. The album was a follow-up to Magic Sam's highly influential studio debut, West Side Soul (1968), and also includes a mix of originals with songs written by his contemporaries.
Critical reception
Bill Dahl, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, gave the album its highest ratingfive out of five stars. He called it "another instant classic" and noted some R&B-style influenced songs.
Blues historian Gerard Herzhaft commented that the album, along with West Side Soul, "brought unanimous praise from the critics. Today [1996], they are considered classics of the Chicago blues".
In 1990, Black Magic was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as a classic of blues recording. The induction statement includes: