Prolonging the Magic
Studio album by Cake
Released	October 6, 1998
Recorded	???
Genre	Alternative
Length	48:13
Label	Capricorn
Producer	John McCrea
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Cake chronology
Fashion Nugget (1996) Prolonging the Magic (1998) Comfort Eagle Sampler (2001)

Prolonging the Magic is the third album by Cake, an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. It 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.

The album, much like its predecessor was given a parental advisory sticker. However, after renaming the song "Satan Is My Motor" into "Motor," the sticker was removed.

Track listing

All songs by McCrea unless otherwise noted.

1. "Satan Is My Motor" (McCrea, Nelson, Pope) – 3:12
2. "Mexico" – 3:26
3. "Never There" – 2:44
4. "Guitar" – 3:40
5. "You Turn the Screws" – 4:13
6. "Walk on By" – 3:48
7. "Sheep Go to Heaven" – 4:44
8. "When You Sleep" – 3:58
9. "Hem of Your Garment" – 3:43
10. "Alpha Beta Parking Lot" (DeFiore, McCrea) – 3:30
11. "Let Me Go" (Campilongo, McCrea) – 3:56
12. "Cool Blue Reason" – 3:27
13. "Where Would I Be?" (McCrea, Nelson) - 3:53
14. "Satan Is My Motor (Karaoke Version)" (Japan Bonus Track) - 3:14
15. "Never There (Karaoke Version)" (Japan Bonus Track) - 2:46
16. "Sheep Go To Heaven (Karaoke Version)" (Japan Bonus Track) - 4:49
17. "When You Sleep (Karaoke Version)" (Japan Bonus Track) - 3:59

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

Trivia

• "Hem Of Your Garment" was featured in the movie Me, Myself and Irene.
• The song "Never There" can be heard playing in the background in the Friends episode "The One Where Rachel Smokes".

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

External links

• http://www.cakemusic.com/