Magic Hotel

Magic Hotel is the second album by English band Toploader. Released in 2002, it is a follow-up to their successful 1999 album Onka's Big Moka. The album title is a reference to a Los Angeles hotel where the band lived while recording the album.

Magic Hotel
Studio album by Toploader
Released	19 August 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Studio	RAK Studios, London, Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles
Genre	Post-Britpop alternative rock
Length	42:40
Label	S2
Producer	Dave Eringa
Toploader chronology
Onka's Big Moka (1999) Magic Hotel (2002) Dancing in the Moonlight - The Best of Toploader (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Daily Record	(unfavourable)[1]
Evening Standard	(mixed)[2]
The Guardian	[3]
The Mirror	(scathing)[4]
New Straits Times	[5]
NME	(1/10)[6]
Stylus Magazine	(F)[7]

Critical reviews were harshly negative, and sales of the album were disappointing compared to their debut. As a result Toploader was dropped by S2 Records, and the band broke up before reforming in 2009.

Track listing

1. "Time of My Life" – 03:35
2. "Cloud 9" – 03:34
3. "Never Forgotten" – 03:31
4. "Leave Me Be" – 03:29
5. "Lady Let Me Shine" – 05:02
6. "Stupid Games" – 03:29
7. "Following The Sun" - 03:08
8. "Only Desire" – 04:03
9. "Promised Tide" – 04:14
10. "The Midas Touch" – 05:27
11. "Some Kind of Wonderful" - 03:13

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8]	36
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	3
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11]	Silver	60,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.