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"Just an Illusion" is a song by the British trio Imagination. Co-written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Ashley Ingram and Leee John, the song was a major European hit, peaking at number 2 in the group's native UK. In the United States, "Just an Illusion" went to number 27 on the Black chart. The song also peaked at number 15 on the dance charts.

Imagination were an English three piece band, who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They had chart hits in 28 countries, earning four platinum discs, nine gold discs and more than a dozen silver discs around the world between 1981 and 1983.

Singer/keyboardist Leee John was working as a backing vocalist for The Delfonics, Chairmen of the Board, The Velvelettes and The Elgins[4] when he met Ashley Ingram, a guitarist/bassist (born 27 November 1960, Northampton). John and Ingram formed a songwriting partnership, resolving to start their own 'slinky, sexy and erotic' group, working in a short-lived band called Fizzz. Whilst they were auditioning for another short-lived band, Midnight Express, they met drummer Errol Kennedy (born 9 June 1953, Montego Bay Jamaica) who, at a very young age had learned to drum in the Boys' Brigade and Air Training Corps. Kennedy was a member of the London-based soul-funk band TFB (Typical Funk Band) later known as Central Line prior to co-founding Midnight Express.

Their biggest hit, "Just an Illusion", peaked at number two in March 1982 ("Just an Illusion" would later be used as the end title song to the 1986 film, F/X); followed by "Music and Lights" (number five in June), "In the Heat of the Night" (number 22 in September, also the name of their second album) and "Changes" (number 31 in December).

The song has been sampled by the following: 88-Keys sampled Imagination's "All Night Loving" for his hit song, "Stay Up! (Viagra)", from 88-Keys' debut album The Death of Adam (2008). The song "Get Your Number", co-written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, and recorded by Carey for her album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), is built around a sample of "Just an Illusion" by Imagination. British band VS sampled Imagination's song, "Body Talk" in their song "Call U Sexy" taken from their debut album All Kinds of Trouble (2004). Finnish hip hop group JVG sampled Imagination's "Music & Lights" on their track "Töttöröö", which featured Ruudolf and Karri Koira.

Searching for a destiny that's mine
There's another place another time
Touching many hearts along the way yeah
Hoping that I'll never have to say

It's just an illusion, illusion, illusion

Follow your emotions anywhere
Is it really magic in the air
Never let your feelings get you down
Open up your eyes and look around

It's just an illusion, illusion, illusion

Could it be that it's just an illusion
Putting me back in all this confusion
Could it be that it's just an illusion now
Could it be that it's just an illusion
Putting me back in all this confusion
Could it be that it's just an illusion now

Could it be a picture in my mind
Never sure exactly what I'll find
Only in my dreams I turn you on
Here for just a moment then you're gone

It's just an illusion, illusion, illusion

Illusion, illusion, illusion, illusion

Could it be that it's just an illusion
Putting me back in all this confusion
Could it be that it's just an illusion now
Could it be that it's just an illusion
Putting me back in all this confusion
Could it be that it's just an illusion now

Could it be that
Putting me back
Could it be that
Could it be that it's just an illusion
Putting me back in all this confusion
Could it be that it's just an illusion now

Could it be that it's just an illusion
Putting me back in all this confusion
Could it be that it's just an illusion now

Could it be that it's just an illusion
Putting me back in all this confusion
Could it be that it's just an illusion now