Wilson use a click track for the album, an unusual demand given his work on the band's previous releases.

Dee Murray (Elton John's bassist) replaced him for the North American tour promoting this album.

[5] The album was preceded by the single "Wizard Man", backed by Gary Brooker's instrumental "Backgammon" in the UK but paired with "Something Magic" in the United States.

Something Magic would remain the last album released by Procol Harum until 1991, when Gary Brooker reunited with Keith Reid, Robin Trower, and Matthew Fisher (drummer B.J.

Salvo reissued the entire discography of Procol Harum in 2009, remastered with bonus tracks.