# Magic Hollow > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Magic_Hollow > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Magic_Hollow.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Hollow > Source revision: 1217862116 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox song | name = Magic Hollow | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [The Beau Brummels](/source/The_Beau_Brummels) | album = [Triangle](/source/Triangle_(The_Beau_Brummels_album)) | released = 1967 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = [Psychedelic pop](/source/Psychedelic_pop), [folk rock](/source/folk_rock) | length = 2:54 | label = [Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Bros._Records) | writer = [Ron Elliott](/source/Ron_Elliott_(musician)), [Sal Valentino](/source/Sal_Valentino) | producer = [Lenny Waronker](/source/Lenny_Waronker) | chronology = [The Beau Brummels](/source/The_Beau_Brummels) | prev_title = [Don't Make Promises](/source/Don't_Make_Promises) | prev_year = 1967 | next_title = Lift Me | next_year = 1968 | misc = {{Audio sample | type = single | file = MagicHollow.ogg | description = "Magic Hollow" }} }} "'''Magic Hollow'''" is a song by American [rock](/source/rock_music) group [The Beau Brummels](/source/The_Beau_Brummels), from the band's fourth album, 1967's ''[Triangle](/source/Triangle_(The_Beau_Brummels_album))''. The song, written by guitarist [Ron Elliott](/source/Ron_Elliott_(musician)) and lead singer [Sal Valentino](/source/Sal_Valentino), was released as the album's first single. The song appeared on the band's 1987 [compilation album](/source/compilation_album) ''[The Best of the Beau Brummels 1964-1968](/source/The_Best_of_the_Beau_Brummels_1964-1968)'', and "Magic Hollow" also served as the title of the band's 2005 [four-disc box set](/source/Magic_Hollow_(album)). ==Release and reception== The song, released in 1967, was the first Beau Brummels single credited to both Elliott and Valentino. The song featured session musician [Van Dyke Parks](/source/Van_Dyke_Parks) on [harpsichord](/source/harpsichord). The song also featured an accordion, violin, and a cello.{{cite book | last=Unterberger | first=Richie | title=Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock | edition= | publisher=[Miller Freeman, Inc.](/source/Miller_Freeman%2C_Inc.) | pages=[https://archive.org/details/urbanspacemenway0000unte/page/180 180, 183] | location=San Francisco | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-87930-616-8 | url=https://archive.org/details/urbanspacemenway0000unte/page/180 }} "Magic Hollow" failed to enter the [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) chart, but since its release the song has been well regarded by music critics. Author and journalist [Richie Unterberger](/source/Richie_Unterberger) described the song as "wispy and wistful," like "mood music for deep forest walks." Stansted Montfichet of [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) called it the highlight of the ''Triangle'' album, and said the song "remains one of the most beautiful tunes in the entire Brummels canon." {{cite web | last=Montfichet | first=Stansted | url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1550|pure_url=yes}} | title=''Triangle'' - Overview | publisher=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) ([Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation)) | date= | accessdate=2009-09-01}} In June 1997, music journalist [Jon Savage](/source/Jon_Savage) named "Magic Hollow" to ''[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))'' magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Psychedelic Classics." {{cite journal | url= | last=Savage | first=Jon | title=100 Greatest Psychedelic Classics | volume=1 | issue=43 | page= | journal= [Mojo](/source/Mojo_magazine) | publisher= [Bauer Media Group](/source/Bauer_Media_Group) | date=June 1997}} A [demo](/source/demo_(music)) version of the song performed by Valentino appears on the band's four-disc ''Magic Hollow'' box set, released in 2005. {{cite web | last=Unterberger | first=Richie | url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r783747|pure_url=yes}} | title=''Magic Hollow'' - Review | publisher=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) ([Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation)) | date= | accessdate=2009-10-27}} Author Tom Moon, in his 2008 book ''1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List'', called "Magic Hollow" one of ''[Triangle](/source/Triangle_(The_Beau_Brummels_album))'''s key tracks. {{cite book | last=Moon | first=Tom | title=1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List | edition= | publisher=[Workman Publishing Company](/source/Workman_Publishing_Company) | page=[https://archive.org/details/1000recordingsto00moon_0/page/63 63] | location=New York | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-7611-3963-8 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/1000recordingsto00moon_0/page/63 }} The single's non-LP [B-side](/source/A-side_and_B-side), "Lower Level," was written by Ron Elliott. The song was predicted to reach the Hot 100 in a 1967 issue of ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' magazine, though it did not enter the chart. {{cite magazine | date=1967-09-16 | title=Spotlight Singles | magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) | publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | volume=79 | issue=37 | page=18}} ==Track listing== ;7" Vinyl {{tracklist | title1 = Magic Hollow | length1 = 2:54 | writer1 = Elliott, Valentino | title2 = Lower Level | length2 = 3:23 | writer2 = Elliott }} ==Other versions and sampling== [Raekwon](/source/Raekwon)'s track "Glaciers of Ice" from the album [Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...](/source/Only_Built_4_Cuban_Linx...) uses a sample of the harpsichord playing at the beginning of this song. [Norwegian](/source/Norway) [experimental](/source/experimental_music) group [Ulver](/source/Ulver) recorded a cover version of "Magic Hollow" for their 2012 album ''[Childhood's End](/source/Childhood's_End_(album))''. A music video for the song was also released. {{cite magazine | last=Shepherd | first=Kate | url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ulver-magic_hollow_video | title=Ulver - 'Magic Hollow' (video) | magazine=[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!) | date= 2012-05-12 | accessdate=2016-02-07}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{The Beau Brummels}} {{authority control}} Category:1967 singles Category:Psychedelic songs Category:Warner Records singles Category:The Beau Brummels songs Category:Songs written by Ron Elliott (musician) Category:Song recordings produced by Lenny Waronker Category:1967 songs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Magic Hollow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Hollow) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Hollow?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.