Hanson (also known as Junior Marvin's Hanson) were a British-based rock band formed by Junior Hanson in 1973 and were signed to Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore Records. Their debut album, Now Hear This, was released in 1973 and featured Bobby Tench.^[1] At the beginning of 1974, Junior Marvin disbanded the existing line-up and reformed the band for the recording of a funk rock album Magic Dragon, which was released later that year.^[2]

Side One

1. "Traveling Like a Gypsy" - 6:15
2. "Love Knows Everything" - 3:08
3. "Mister Music Maker" - 4:27
4. "Catch That Beat" - 3:48
5. "Take You into My Home" - 3:11

Side Two

6. "Gospel Truth" - 5:03
7. "Rain" - 5:10
8. "Smokin’ to the Big 'M'" - 9:53

• Junior Hanson - guitar and lead vocals; backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything" and "Take You Into My Home"; bass guitar on "Rain"
• Jean Roussel - electric piano, organ, clavinet, Mini-Moog synthesizer; piano on "Gospel Truth"
• Clive Chaman - bass guitar on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything" and "Rain"
• Conrad Isidore - drums on all tracks except for "Love Knows Everything"

• Jimmy Thomas - superstring; backing vocals on "Take You Into My Home", "Rain" and "Smoking to the Big 'M'"
• Rebop Kwaku Baah - congas
• Bobby Tench - backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything", "Gospel Truth" and "Rain"; guitar on "Catch That Beat"
• Godfrey McLean - drums and backing vocals on "Love Knows Everything"
• Delisle Harper - bas guitar on "Love Knows Everything"
• Chris Wood - flute on "Mister Music Maker"
• Ken Cumberbatch - piano on "Catch That Beat"

Side one

1. "Rocking Horseman" (John Burns) 3:32
2. "Modern Day Religion" (Junior Hanson, Ken Cumberbatch) 3:10
3. "Down into the Magic" (Hanson, Cumberbatch) 5:26
4. "Rock Me Baby" (B.B. King, Joe Josea) 3:55

Side two

1. Love Yer, Need You" (Hanson, Neil Murray, Glen LeFleur, Brother James) 4:59
2. "Boy Meets Girl" (Cassandra) 3:05
3. "American Beauty Rose" (Hanson, Cumberbatch) 3:05
4. "Looking at Tin Soldiers" (Hanson) 3:44
5. "Magic Dragon" (Hanson, Cumberbatch) 2:58

• Junior Hanson — electric guitar, lead vocals; acoustic guitar (track 3)
• Neil Murray — bass
• Glen LeFleur — drums; percussion (track 1)
• Brother James — congas; percussion (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7)
• Cassandra — backing vocals (track 2)
• Marlo Henderson — electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 6)
• Andre Lewis — clavinet (tracks 1,8), organ (tracks 3,6)*The Big 'M' — voice of the company sergeant (track 8)

• Now Hear This Manticore (1973)
• Magic Dragon Manticore (1974)
• Now Hear This Ork/Cherry Red (2007) re-release

• Junior Marvin Hanson press release