After the album release, Paul Verna and Marilyn A. Gillen from
Billboard magazine stated that the "sweet-voiced singer/songwriter contains enough hit singles", like "La Magia Del Ritmo", "to at least cause a stir at progressive
AC/pop outlets." Upon the single release,
Music & Media wrote, "Analogue to
Miami Sound Machine's mix of Cuban music with pop, D'Ubaldo executes the
flamenco flavour. One sunbeam is enough to get radio behind this magic rhythm, like Radio Regenbogen/
Mannheim music director Martin Schwebel does. 'The song is an interesting cross between
Gloria Estefan's '
The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You' and
Gipsy Kings stuff, and therefore an obvious candidate for the summertime playlist.'"
Music & Media editor Machgiel Bakker commented, "A cheerful
Caribbean-tinged record is invading airwaves by an artist whose name is as exotic as the sound of the music she produces—Marie Claire D'Ubaldo. Signed to the US arm of
Polydor, D'Ubaldo's single 'The Rhythm Is Magic' is shaping up to become the summer hit of 1994. Backed by an enormous amount of Italian airplay, the record is now gradually making impact in the GSA market, Benelux, Sweden and Denmark and is
EHR Chartbound this week." Alan Jones from
Music Week gave it three out of five, writing, "An odd flamenco-inflected song which was co-written by the singer with veterans
Frank Musker and
Richard Darbyshire. A Top 30 club record, so chances are it'll be a hit for the stunning Argentinian." ==Track listing==