"Carry On Regardless" is a singing list of "Carry On Films" that Morrison seemed to have a special fondness for. "Celtic New Year" is reminiscent of Irish Heartbeat. "Just Like Greta" and " Stranded" have similar themes of being lost in an alien world with only oneself to rely on. "Gypsy in My Soul" is also reminiscent of a song "Gypsy" from Saint Dominic's Preview.
There is a nursery rhyme quality to it as with its predecessor and a delicate use of a classical string arrangement. "The Lion This Time" is a continuation over thirty years later of " Listen to the Lion" that first appeared on his album Saint Dominic's Preview. The title song is about a nostalgic searching of the past in order to capture a magic moment almost lost in memory. The rest of the songs were recorded in 2003. "Just Like Greta" was recorded in 2000 and originally intended for 2002's Down the Road (when the album was tentatively titled Choppin' Wood), but it was ultimately dropped and used for this album. The album covers a variety of styles ranging from Celtic rock to R&B and the blues. Rolling Stone ranked 'Magic Time' seventeenth on The Top 50 Records of 2005. 3 in the UK - Morrison's best UK chart debut until Still on Top – The Greatest Hits opened at No. Magic Time is the thirty-first studio album by Van Morrison, released in 2005 by Geffen Records.
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