THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

453-Limmie & Family Cooking-You Can Do Magic.

1973-Number 3 single.

Best Bit-At 2.12. Some kids collect toy cars, some collect Barbie Dolls, I collected every 7 inch single on the ‘AVCO’ record label….probably a bit sad.

Limmie Frank Snell, Jr. was born on October 4th, 1948, (although another source suggests it could have been 1945) in Dalton, Alabama, United States, he died from renal failure on May 27th, 1986.One of his earliest recordings was in 1965, using the name ‘Lemme B. Good’ he sang the original version of ‘Good Lovin,” when the song was later released by ‘The Young Rascals’ with slightly different lyrics it became a Billboard Number 1 single in 1966.

In the early 1970’s Snell joined forces with his two twin sisters Jimmie (1946-2016) and Martha to form Limmie & Family Cooking, and after releasing one unsuccessful single on Scepter Records, they signed with Avco Embassy Records, and achieved three UK top 40 hits between 1973-1974. Limmie & Family Cooking continued to tour in to the 1980’s, but in 1976 Snell also joined up with other musicians to form Limmie Funk, and then Limmie Funk Unlimited, these bands included Tony Mansfield who would later go on to form ‘New Musik,’ and also become a successful song writer (see also best songs 833.) Other artists to play along side Snell included Nick Straker (A Walk in the Park) and the brothers Paul and Robert Simon who became members of the bands Neo, Ultravox, and Magazine in the late 1970’s, and early 1980’s.

‘You Can Do Magic’ was written by Sandy Linzer, and co-produced by Linzer and Steve Metz, Linzer was also responsible for the Limmie & Family Cooking hit ‘Dreamboat (UK Number 31) in 1973. He is a prolific songwriter having co-written hits for The Four Seasons, and many others. He is also responsible for co-writing two UK Number 1 singles, ‘Working My Way Back To You,’ when recorded by The Detroit Spinners in 1979, and ‘Use It Up and Wear It Out,’ a chart topper for Odyssey in 1980.

‘You can do magic, you took the raindrops that filled my eyes and put them back up in the skies, and then made the grey skies turn blue.’